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
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).
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Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
The mushroom’s healing properties also lead to hallucinations, often involving mysterious white imps, who should be adorable and instead come across as menacing little ghouls.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
And Dot — well, Dot keeps an imp in an old wine bottle.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Combining animation and live action, the film continues the adventures of the magical imp Pumuckl.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
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Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
The mushroom’s healing properties also lead to hallucinations, often involving mysterious white imps, who should be adorable and instead come across as menacing little ghouls.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
And Dot — well, Dot keeps an imp in an old wine bottle.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Combining animation and live action, the film continues the adventures of the magical imp Pumuckl.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imp
Noun
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The practice of eating dirt, known as geophagia, is uncommon in the monkey species.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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How was the monkey carcass, meat discovered?—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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On top of the three demon hunters (Rumi, Mira and Zoey), Lazzareschi also offers male performers resembling the Saja Boys (the rival group in the film) that teach kids breakdancing.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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According to ancient legend, if a queen fails this task, the demon Ovaria will dethrone her, and condemn her to life as Keeper of the Menstruary.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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While the movie has some fun asking whether people actually want to know everything about their partners (a devil’s bargain since time immemorial), its real interest lies in how that knowledge is colored by who shares it.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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Its theme — that the rich are different, and in not-good ways — meant she’d be forced into a ritualistic game of hide-and-seek, running for her life from her devil-worshipping, masters-of-the-world in-laws.—
Michael Ordoña,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Mar. 2026
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Money was counted daily, spoken of incessantly, felt in its paucity like a ghost in each room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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That doesn’t mean the ghosts here aren’t scary.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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At the title track’s video shoot, Michael gives directorial instructions in full ghoul makeup.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Created by a number of its stars, Ghosts originated on the BBC in 2019, following a group of ghouls from different historical periods haunting a country house while sharing the house with its new living occupants.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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Beyond that, non-phantom, non-Dracula vampires aren’t terribly over-exposed in the Broadway genre.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Mariclare Costello, a lifetime member of The Actors Studio who recurred as the schoolteacher Rosemary Hunter on The Waltons and played a hippie vampire in the cult horror film Let’s Scare Jessica to Death, died April 17 in Brooklyn, her family announced.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Imp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imp. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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