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or diabolic
as in demonic
of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
the police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical criminals before they struck again
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Recent Examples of diabolical
Many will recognize him as a big-dino hunter in The Lost World (1997), a German nihilist in The Big Lebowski, a diabolical black-market eye surgeon in Minority Report (2002), or the devil himself in Constantine (2005).
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Ellen’s entire life has been a nightmare, haunted by Orlok and his diabolical lust.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Each contest is more diabolical and intriguing than those Gi-hun had experienced in his first go-round.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
Lisa was diabolical in planning who rooms together.
—Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Ellen’s entire life has been a nightmare, haunted by Orlok and his diabolical lust.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Each contest is more diabolical and intriguing than those Gi-hun had experienced in his first go-round.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2024
Lisa was diabolical in planning who rooms together.
—Sarah Hagi, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for diabolical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diabolical
Adjective
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As was common for the times, many blamed the sudden outbreak on witchcraft or demonic possessions.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Written and directed by Clive Barker in his directorial debut, Hellraiser sees a woman try to banish a sadistic group of demonic beings back to their own dimension after inadvertently releasing from a mysterious puzzle box.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Her decision to give her baby up for adoption exposes the sinister dealings of Dagmar Overbye (Trine Dyrholm), the female Danish serial killer whose true-life murder of dozens of children in the 1910s inspired the film.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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The instrumental is decidedly sinister, and his vocals sound eerily similar to Michael’s.—
Matthew Ismael Ruiz,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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After all, how many evil corporations have started because a guy got embarrassed about his wiener in the woods?—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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Other groups saw them as fires generated by evil sky spirits.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Maloof is suing the city of Palm Bay, the Palm Bay Police Department and the officer on claims including malicious prosecution and false arrest.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Diabolical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diabolical. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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