What is another word for devilish?
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɛvɪlɪʃ], [ dˈɛvɪlɪʃ], [ d_ˈɛ_v_ɪ_l_ɪ_ʃ]
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Similar words for devilish:
- diabolical (adjective)
- evil (adjective)
- puckish (adjective)
- uncanny (adjective)
- wicked (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- cursed (adjective)
- demonic (adjective)
- diabolic (adjective)
- elfin (adjective)
- fiendish (adjective)
- ghoulish (adjective)
- impish (adjective)
- infernal (adjective)
- inhuman (adjective)
- inhuman/inhumane (adjective)
- jaunty (adjective)
- monstrous (adjective)
- ribald (adjective)
- roguish (adjective)
- savage (adjective)
- unearthly (adjective)
- diablerie (noun)
- cruel
- debonair
- fiendish
- ghoulish
- injurious
- noun
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Devilish:
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adj.
• diabolical • evil • puckish • uncanny- Inexplainable ,
- extra ordinary ,
- supernormal ,
- supranormal ,
- unheard of ,
- magical ,
- scarier ,
- superhuman ,
- unheard-of .
- de monic ,
- de-monic ,
- in sane ,
- in saner ,
- in sanest ,
- in spired ,
- in-sane ,
- in-saner ,
- in-sanest ,
- in-spired ,
- inspired ,
- more aroused ,
- more demoniac ,
- more demoniacal ,
- more maniacal ,
- most aroused ,
- most demoniac ,
- most demoniacal ,
- most manic ,
- un hallowed .
- tiny .
- grisly ,
- more spine chilling ,
- more spine-chilling ,
- more spinechilling ,
- most spine chilling ,
- most spine-chilling ,
- most spinechilling ,
- spine chilling ,
- spinechilling .
- more chthonian ,
- more cussed ,
- more nether ,
- more sulphurous ,
- most chthonian ,
- most cussed ,
- most nether ,
- most sulphurous ,
- subterranean ,
- sulphurous .
- cold blooded ,
- feller ,
- fellest ,
- in humane ,
- in-humane ,
- most inhuman ,
- remorseless ,
- un compassionate ,
- un feeling ,
- un kind ,
- un kinder ,
- un kindest ,
- un relenting ,
- un sympathetic ,
- un-compassionate ,
- un-kind ,
- un-kinder ,
- un-kindest .
- Gamesome ,
- flippest ,
- high spirited ,
- hilarious ,
- joking ,
- more gamesome ,
- more swaggering ,
- most gamesome ,
- most jocose ,
- most swaggering ,
- perky ,
- pro vocative ,
- pro-vocative ,
- self confident ,
- selfconfident .
- Miscreated ,
- dis graceful ,
- dis-graceful ,
- in tolerable ,
- in-tolerable ,
- mis created ,
- mis-created ,
- more horrifying ,
- more miscreated ,
- more teratoid ,
- most horrifying ,
- most miscreated ,
- most teratoid ,
- un usual ,
- un-usual .
- foul mouthed ,
- in decent ,
- in decorous ,
- in-decent ,
- in-decorous ,
- low down and dirty ,
- low down dirty ,
- lowdown and dirty ,
- lowdown dirty ,
- more foul mouthed ,
- more foul-mouthed ,
- more rogue ,
- most foul mouthed ,
- most foul-mouthed ,
- most rogue ,
- off color ,
- offcolor ,
- out line ,
- un becoming ,
- un-becoming .
- hair raising ,
- hairraising ,
- hyper physical ,
- hyper-physical ,
- more hyperphysical ,
- more phantom ,
- most hyperphysical ,
- most phantom ,
- not of world ,
- not this world ,
- not world ,
- sub lime ,
- sub-lime ,
- un earthlier ,
- un earthliest ,
- un earthly ,
- un godlier ,
- un godliest ,
- un godly ,
- un holier ,
- un holiest ,
- un holy ,
- un reasonable ,
- un-earthlier ,
- un-earthliest ,
- un-earthly ,
- un-godlier ,
- un-godliest ,
- un-godly ,
- un-holier ,
- un-holiest ,
- un-holy ,
- un-reasonable .
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n.
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•
- adverse ,
- contentious ,
- difficult ,
- disruptive ,
- embarrassing ,
- fraught ,
- invidious ,
- problematic ,
- troublesome .
-
•
- kind .
-
•
- a lot ,
- deeply ,
- greatly ,
- immensely ,
- indeed ,
- particularly ,
- really ,
- thoroughly ,
- very ,
- well .
Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
- Anthropophagous ,
- Assassin ,
- Black-hearted ,
- Brutalized ,
- Cloven-footed ,
- Cruel-hearted ,
- Demonian ,
- Diablerie ,
- Feared ,
- Fiendlike ,
- Fiendly ,
- Hellborn ,
- Irksome ,
- Lethean ,
- Luciferian ,
- Plotting ,
- Scampish ,
- Slavering ,
- Trickish ,
- abominable ,
- abominably ,
- accursed ,
- alarming ,
- amoral ,
- animal ,
- annoying ,
- appalling ,
- appallingly ,
- arch ,
- artful ,
- atrocious ,
- atrociously ,
- awesome ,
- awfully ,
- bad ,
- badly ,
- baleful ,
- baneful ,
- barbaric ,
- barbarous ,
- base ,
- beast ,
- beastly ,
- behind ones back ,
- bestial ,
- black ,
- blackguardly ,
- bloodthirsty ,
- bloody ,
- bloody-minded ,
- bothersome ,
- brutal ,
- brute ,
- bully ,
- cacodemonic ,
- cannibalistic ,
- cheerful ,
- chthonian ,
- chthonic ,
- coltish ,
- confoundedly ,
- conniving ,
- considerably ,
- corrupt ,
- crafty ,
- crazy ,
- creature ,
- cruel ,
- cruelly ,
- cunning ,
- cursed ,
- damnable ,
- damnably ,
- damned ,
- dark ,
- dead ,
- deadly ,
- degenerate ,
- degraded ,
- degrading ,
- demoniac ,
- demoniacal ,
- depraved ,
- desperate ,
- destructive ,
- detestable ,
- deuced ,
- deucedly ,
- devilishly ,
- diabolical ,
- diabolically ,
- dire ,
- draconian ,
- dread ,
- dreadful ,
- dreadfully ,
- dreadfulness ,
- elfin ,
- elfish ,
- elvish ,
- evil ,
- exasperating ,
- excessively ,
- execrable ,
- executioner ,
- extreme ,
- fancy ,
- fearful ,
- fearsome ,
- fell ,
- feral ,
- ferocious ,
- fiend ,
- fiendishly ,
- fierce ,
- flagitious ,
- foolish ,
- formidable ,
- frightening ,
- frightful ,
- frightfulness ,
- frisky ,
- frolicsome ,
- fun-loving ,
- galling ,
- ghastly ,
- godless ,
- grievous ,
- heinous ,
- hellish ,
- hideous ,
- high-spirited ,
- homicide ,
- hoodlum ,
- hooligan ,
- horrendous ,
- horrible ,
- horrid ,
- horrifying ,
- immoral ,
- impious ,
- infernal ,
- infernally ,
- inhuman ,
- inhumane ,
- iniquitous ,
- inordinate ,
- insane ,
- insanely ,
- insidious ,
- intolerable ,
- irritating ,
- killer ,
- kittenish ,
- knave ,
- knavish ,
- leprechaunish ,
- lifeless ,
- machiavellian ,
- mad ,
- madcap ,
- madly ,
- malefic ,
- maleficent ,
- malevolent ,
- malicious ,
- malign ,
- malignant ,
- mephistophelean ,
- mephistophelian ,
- merciless ,
- mischievous ,
- monster ,
- monstrous ,
- most ,
- murderer ,
- murderous ,
- nasty ,
- nefarious ,
- odious ,
- outrageously ,
- overextravagant ,
- overmuch ,
- perverse ,
- perverted ,
- pitiless ,
- playful ,
- plethoric ,
- prankish ,
- predatory ,
- profligate ,
- puckish ,
- purgatorial ,
- rascal ,
- rascally ,
- reptilian ,
- ribald ,
- rogue ,
- roguish ,
- roughneck ,
- ruddy ,
- ruffian ,
- ruthless ,
- sadistic ,
- sanguinary ,
- sanguineous ,
- scapegrace ,
- scary ,
- scheming ,
- serpentine ,
- shameful ,
- shameless ,
- shifty ,
- shocking ,
- shrewd ,
- simply ,
- sinful ,
- sinister ,
- slayer ,
- slick ,
- sly ,
- sneaky ,
- spirited ,
- sportive ,
- sprightly ,
- steep ,
- strongly ,
- stygian ,
- subhuman ,
- sulfurous ,
- terrific ,
- terrifically ,
- towering ,
- tricksy ,
- tricky ,
- truculent ,
- trying ,
- uncanny ,
- unchristian ,
- uncivilised ,
- uncivilized ,
- unconscionable ,
- undue ,
- ungodly ,
- unhallowed ,
- unholy ,
- unhuman ,
- unprincipled ,
- unusually ,
- venal ,
- vexatious ,
- vicious ,
- vile ,
- villain ,
- villainous ,
- violent ,
- waggish ,
- wicked ,
- wily ,
- wise man ,
- wolfish .
How to use "Devilish" in context?
There's no shortage of adjectives to describe someone as wicked. From treacherous to diabolical, these words capture the essence of someone who projects a negative image, often with intent. The term devilish has an especially descriptive flavor, conjuring up images of cunning and malevolence. Here are five reasons why this term is a perfect fit for some people:
1. Devilish implies a certain level of cunning.
Devilish characters often outwit others and manage to get their way in spite of seeming disadvantageous. This level of cleverness is a hallmark of the devilish personality.
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- Synonyms:
- bound bailiff.