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

Excuse me, but where is the decency and humanity from these bloodthirsty fiends ogling and angling to get their photos, undoubtedly for posting on social media? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

Every mosquito has a type Count me among the unfortunate souls who are mosquito magnets; something about my body chemistry is irresistible to those tiny bloodsucking fiends. — ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

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