IMPS Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

imps

noun

plural of imp

as in monkeys

an appealingly mischievous person scooped up the little imp and took him to bed

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as in demons

an evil spirit a story about a crumbling mansion infested with a brood of imps

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angels

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Noun

Workers were able to prevent more than 1,000 other monkeys at the facility from escaping.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Squirrel monkeys—a petite, chirruping, tree-climbing species whose dark muzzle gives the impression of permanent 5 o’clock shadow—have to deal with that proportional dilemma, too.

— Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

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The 152 rooms celebrate Tasmania’s cultural and creative spirit, from the contemporary paintings of thylacines and Tasmanian devils, to the Blackheart sassafras ceiling inlays.

— Riley Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026
But there are lots of potential devils in the details (otherwise there’d be little need for experimental reactors).

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026

Definition of devils

Noun

The music starts to shift beginning with the third episode, when Lestat becomes overwhelmed by the apparition of his abusive maker and other ghosts, including Claudia, whose killing he’d been forced to witness firsthand.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
When nighttime falls, the game’s friendly parkgoers turn into zombies and ghosts who chase the park ranger, armed with nothing but a Frisbee deployed by the keyboard’s space bar.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 9 July 2026

Definition of ghosts

Noun

Night of the Living Dead centers all the action at a farmhouse, where seven people attempt to ward off the ghouls — without any prior knowledge of how to do so.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
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

Definition of ghouls

Noun

His strong corner is fighting werewolves, vampires and Paul Bunyon.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026
In their respective grief, mommy issues, daughter issues, and, in the case of Armand and Daniel, daddy issues, our vampires are giving each other a run for their money over who is the most beautiful, most unwell.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 June 2026

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