Synonyms of fiend

fiend

noun

ˈfēnd 

1

as in villain

a mean, evil, or unprincipled person

even the utter horror of the terrorist attack did not deter some fiends from going on a looting spree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• villain
• brute
• monster
• devil
• savage
• beast
• criminal
• wretch
• offender
• bandit
• assassin
• knave
• scoundrel
• hound
• thug
• rogue
• rascal
• caitiff
• nazi
• gangster
• miscreant
• varlet
• reprobate
• scapegrace
• scamp
• heavy
• scalawag
• loser
• no-good
• baddie
• evildoer
• crook
• snake
• perpetrator
• meanie
• rapscallion
• culprit
• felon
• blackguard
• trespasser
• villainess
• sinner
• transgressor
• viper
• con
• serpent
• perp
• outlaw
• heel
• cad
• desperado
• lawbreaker
• malefactor
• ruffian
• rough
• wrongdoer
• hoodlum
• hooligan
• racketeer
• goon
• tough
• convict
• cutthroat
• jailbird
• lowlife
• stinker
• bravo
• gunman
• rowdy
• trash
• ne'er-do-well

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• hero
• angel
• saint

2

as in addict

a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally

the miserable, wasted lives of narcotic fiends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• addict
• user
• junkie
• freak
• druggie
• stoner
• doper
• hophead
• hype
• head
• dopehead
• crackhead
• pothead
• speed freak
• cokehead
• burnout
• acidhead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonuser
• nonaddict

3

as in lover

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

comic-book fiends seem to have their own little world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lover
• fan
• sucker
• enthusiast
• fanatic
• maniac
• addict
• freak
• junkie
• buff
• admirer
• devotee
• aficionado
• hound
• fool
• nut
• collector
• bug
• supporter
• friend
• maven
• fancier
• proponent
• authority
• expert
• habitué
• connoisseur
• head
• dilettante
• groupie
• exponent
• amateur
• promoter
• follower
• disciple
• advocate
• champion
• patron
• zealot
• votary
• evangelist
• adherent
• apostle
• cultist
• booster
• partisan
• backer
• hanger-on
• convert
• faddist
• rooter
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• critic
• detractor
• nonfan
• carper
• belittler
• nonadmirer

4

as in demon

an evil spirit

the legend that a fiend continues to haunt what was once the castle's torture chamber

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demon
• ghoul
• ghost
• devil
• vampire
• nightmare
• imp
• fairy
• wraith
• monster
• genie
• elf
• goblin
• spirit
• ghoulie
• banshee
• cacodemon
• hag
• shaitan
• dwarf
• troll
• incubus
• phantom
• succubus
• lamia
• apparition
• faerie
• pixie
• puck
• familiar
• specter
• gremlin
• brownie
• bugbear
• spook
• poltergeist
• genius
• gnome
• sprite
• vision
• phantasm
• jinni
• familiar spirit
• leprechaun
• shadow
• ogre
• fay
• hobgoblin
• afreet
• bogey
• shade
• kobold

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angel

5

as in devil

the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell

he swore that not even the fiend could tempt him to eat that dessert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devil
• Satan
• Lucifer
• serpent
• Beelzebub
• archfiend
• Old Nick
• deuce
• dickens
• Mephistopheles

6

as in expert

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field

our in-house computer fiend fixed the problem in no time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expert
• master
• scholar
• adept
• wizard
• virtuoso
• guru
• artist
• connoisseur
• specialist
• maestro
• authority
• ace
• geek
• proficient
• whiz
• consultant
• maven
• enthusiast
• shark
• meister
• hotshot
• past master
• professional
• hand
• crackerjack
• dab hand
• addict
• sharp
• fan
• pro
• dab
• aficionado
• cognoscente
• craftsman
• devotee
• buff
• mistress
• journeyman
• hired gun
• Renaissance man
• jack-of-all-trades
• all-rounder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amateur
• novice
• apprentice
• beginner
• neophyte
• dilettante
• layman
• inexpert
• nonexpert
• dabbler
• nonprofessional

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fiend

Kutsuna has an impish twinkle; Yamada mutely swans about in a daze like an opium fiend. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

As investigators review the snuff tapes, the fiend’s identity comes into focus. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

No one has a higher success rate in that regard than Pixar, and luckily for me, my kid is a fiend for any movie made by the Disney animation studio. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

This piece, part of the Delhi Durbar Parure and originally owned by jewel-fiend Queen Mary, had not been seen in public until Catherine, Princess of Wales, wore it at the Earthshot Prize Ceremony in 2022. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026