1
as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
scooped up the little imp and took him to bed
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2
as in demon
an evil spirit
a story about a crumbling mansion infested with a brood of imps
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Recent Examples of imp
The son is his father’s fiendish double, an antic, self-loathing imp who, loudly proclaiming his adoration of Eli-Leizer, makes a mockery of him.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Combining animation and live action, the film continues the adventures of the magical imp Pumuckl.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
But read two more and the skeptical imp within you awakens.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Tim Burton's film explores the border between life and the afterlife with some of the best in the biz, from Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin’s wholesome (and dead) homeowners to Winona Ryder's angsty teen to her ridiculous mother (Catherine O'Hara) to the imp with a limp (Michael Keaton).
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2025
Combining animation and live action, the film continues the adventures of the magical imp Pumuckl.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
But read two more and the skeptical imp within you awakens.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Tim Burton's film explores the border between life and the afterlife with some of the best in the biz, from Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin’s wholesome (and dead) homeowners to Winona Ryder's angsty teen to her ridiculous mother (Catherine O'Hara) to the imp with a limp (Michael Keaton).
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imp
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Resident parrots, monkeys, and sea turtles delight guests, while the beach, multiple swimming pools, and a series of freshwater canals, traversable by boat, provide non-stop activity options.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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People quickly reacted to the monkey’s birth on the zoo’s Facebook post.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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But vanquishing his demons against the team for which his on-field struggles were most highly publicized would be a cathartic endeavor.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, he is born out of the same need to release music, to release the demons that are entering his brain.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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But this is no case study in the evils of devil-worshipping musicians.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Whether or not Alice lived happily ever after, Gertrude seems to have done so, at least once her devils were banished by inscrutability.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Starks’ dream is to someday visit the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut, which is closed to the public, but open to guests who book overnight stays at the home of late, famed ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Former teen heartthrob Devon Sawa briefly appeared at the end of Casper, playing the titular ghost's human form.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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This year’s Halloween costumes will feature everything from on-screen favorites to glittery ghouls.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Sep. 2025
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The scene, which was not in Stephenie Meyer's 2008 book that the movie was adapted from, raised eyebrows for its brutal killings of vampires Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) and Jasper Hale (Jackson Rathbone), as well as werewolves Seth (Booboo Stewart) and Leah Clearwater (Julia Jones).—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Joining Francis Ford Coppola's sumptuous Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) is John Badham's Dracula, a decidedly romantic riff on the Transylvanian vampire's macabre tale.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Imp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imp. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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