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also demonical
as in sinister
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter
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Recent Examples of demonic
The film tells the tale of a demonic wind-up toy with a thirst for blood.
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
In Monitor, when a group of social media moderators refuse to publish a horrifying video, a demonic creature starts following them across every screen in their lives.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
How did this cheeky demonic child come so close to toppling Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?
—David Opie, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
The new king of the Chinese box office is an adorably ugly, demonic child fighting off monsters.
—Claire Fu, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Torgan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
In Monitor, when a group of social media moderators refuse to publish a horrifying video, a demonic creature starts following them across every screen in their lives.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
How did this cheeky demonic child come so close to toppling Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?
—David Opie, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025
The new king of the Chinese box office is an adorably ugly, demonic child fighting off monsters.
—Claire Fu, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonic
Adjective
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Nature intrudes on the innies’ lives in increasingly sinister ways, as when they’re spirited into the wilderness for a quasi-religious ORTBO, or Outdoor Retreat and Team Building Occurrence.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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Lithgow’s character humiliates Rush’s character by forcing him to perform a humiliating act on the dementia doll, reveling in the deeply sinister debauchery.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Gaga’s Daphne demands — Jenny commits to the free sundae scheme, resulting in a shocking and satanic turn of events.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2025
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Even discounting the threat of satanic invasion, the household is vulnerable.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Hot on the trail of a new brood of evil Mogwai, our heroes journey deep into the American West, coming up against new supernatural creatures and picking up a few mysterious characters along the way.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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Fans have long waited to see how the show, produced by Skybound Entertainment, adapts this massive event from Kirkman's comics, which sees Angstrom (Sterling K. Brown) assemble an army of evil Marks from alternate dimensions to lay siege to Earth.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The sight of the Kelly-green jerseys, against the sickly inchworm green of Veterans Stadium’s diabolical artificial turf, got its talons in me.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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There has never been such a diabolical assault on democracy in Florida.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious apps is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Fraudsters are increasingly using generative AI to write convincing phishing emails, improve deepfakes, and draft new forms of malicious code — making scams harder to detect.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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One such force is the villainous cartoon Mr. Ring-a-Ding (voiced by Alan Cumming), who is shown breaking out of a movie theater screen to terrorize a 1950s audience.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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With his versatile range, Hackman took on famous roles, from tough guy parts to villainous characters, heroes and even a coach.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Demonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonic. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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