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or diabolic
as in demonic
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
the police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical criminals before they struck again
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Recent Examples of diabolical
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Those beloved intergalactic heroes are back for a mission to save one of their own and deal with a diabolical new threat.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
While Buffy made the actress a TV star, Gellar’s movie career boomed as well, from her diabolical turn in Cruel Intentions (1999) to her colorful Daphne in Scooby-Doo (2000) and its sequel.
—EW.com, 20 July 2025
Boyd appeared only in episodes two and three of Season 5, but his diabolical actions made a lasting impact on the entire season.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 July 2025
Of course, the previews reveal that Justin's ex, Susie, is headed to Paradise, which is diabolical.
—EW.com, 8 July 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
While Buffy made the actress a TV star, Gellar’s movie career boomed as well, from her diabolical turn in Cruel Intentions (1999) to her colorful Daphne in Scooby-Doo (2000) and its sequel.
—EW.com, 20 July 2025
Boyd appeared only in episodes two and three of Season 5, but his diabolical actions made a lasting impact on the entire season.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 July 2025
Of course, the previews reveal that Justin's ex, Susie, is headed to Paradise, which is diabolical.
—EW.com, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diabolical
Adjective
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The Warrens are also famous for their investigation of a haunted house in Amityville, NY, and the 1980s Connecticut poltergeist case based on a Warren case, in which demonic possession was used unsuccessfully as a defense in a murder trial.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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Draped in demonic lyrical themes and often-foreboding music, the British quartet was a near-instant success and helped birth and define the heavy metal genre.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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For The Fin, his team worked to make the dim light extra grainy, giving it a particularly sinister quality.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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This turns out to be another name for Galactus, a surprisingly scary Marvel villain played with sinister sincerity by Ralph Ineson.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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As Wednesday processes this, the evil one-eyed crow shows up and flies off with her evidence in its beak.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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An avatar for good and an embodiment of evil sit face-to-face, locked in an eternal clash of wills.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Accessing the code prompts recipients to provide personal and financial information, or can lead to downloading malicious software.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Victims are then defrauded again, with more money lost to these malicious recovery schemes.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Diabolical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diabolical. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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