fiends

noun

plural of fiend
1
as in villains
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

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2
as in addicts
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally the miserable, wasted lives of narcotic fiends

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3
as in lovers
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something comic-book fiends seem to have their own little world

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4
as in demons
an evil spirit the legend that a fiend continues to haunt what was once the castle's torture chamber

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5
as in experts
a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field our in-house computer fiend fixed the problem in no time

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Recent Examples of fiends Considering the nature of such deaths and injuries, there should be a special category of murder charge for such fiends who push people onto the tracks. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026 Exercise fiends might prefer something strong that will chase the stink out of sweaty workout clothes. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 Here are eight takes on the cover-friendly storage solution, fit for design fiends, bookworms, and archivists alike. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Feb. 2026 Those who take the tour get a discount on chocolate purchases, and the hot chocolate is a must-try for chocolate fiends. — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026 The league has enough meddling owners and microphone fiends. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 After someone in the other party fires a potshot that grazes the head of one of Rex’s fiends, another buddy returns fire and kills the original shooter. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025 Bats have long been maligned, associated with the likes of Dracula and other spooky fiends of the night. — Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025 Sure, Pokémon is cool and all, but real portable monster battle fiends know that Digimon is often the more interesting franchise. — PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiends
  1. villains
  2. addicts
  3. lovers
  4. demons
  5. experts
  6. brutes
  7. users
  8. fans
Noun
  • The Modi government has portrayed the demonstrators as villains.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
  • Corey Hawkins, who is also Black, gets more screentime than either and is one of the film’s suitor villains.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of villains
Noun
  • Remember all those fake memoirs from the early 2000s, by all those writers pretending to be addicts and gangsters and Holocaust survivors?
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • More than a boxing gym Manigan had a rough upbringing, the son of two drug addicts who was raised by his grandmother, according to a 2016 Washington Post profile.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of addicts
Noun
  • This is the Prairie School thumbprint that Condé Nast Traveler ranks among the world's best small cities for architecture lovers.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • And despite wrapping production before the Canadian series aired, this new movie also mirrors it with a scene in which the two lovers stare at each other across a crowded nightclub dance floor.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • Later, another nerdy boy will fall prey to their antics, yet there’s no gruesome violence on sight, only a melancholic and ethereal exorcizing of the demons that plague Emily’s heart.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 July 2026
  • Over the course of 22 episodes, the Doomies crew encounters vampires, parasitic demons, vicious mermaids, and some spirits specific to French folklore, all rendered as real threats towards our heroes.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Definition of demons
Noun
  • However, there can also be benefits to these markets, experts say.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • The bill would mandate voter identification and registration requirements though disfranchise millions of voters, according to many experts.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of experts
Noun
  • These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
    — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
  • In Raspail’s tale, hordes of impoverished and dark-​skinned brutes from India descend onto French shores by way of rafts, the first wave of an invasion of the civilized West by the brown-​skinned developing world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of brutes
Noun
  • According to the report, Apple will ask people to share the message to help the iPhone maker protect users from future attacks.
    — Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Other social media users argued that the trailer was scary enough that theaters should warn audiences about the imagery in the clip before showing the full preview.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of users
Noun
  • Telemundo isn’t totally new to his bar, which is a hotspot for loyal soccer fans.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Many tiki fans cite a visit to the Tiki Room at Disneyland as the genesis of their obsession.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
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