DEMONIC Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

demonic

adjective

di-ˈmä-nik

variants also demonical

Definition of demonic

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 While presented as angelic—note the halo on the first slide—Fox’s photo shoot definitely featured some demonic undertones. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 16 July 2026 This genre entry finds six friends holding a Zoom séance with a mysterious medium (Seylan Baxter), accidentally summoning a demonic entity into their homes in the process. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 Evil Dead Burn follows a family whose lives are torn apart after a demonic spirit invades their home in the wake of a death. — Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 The devil invades a Georgetown home, and holy men have quite the job to do on a demonic little girl. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for demonic

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Adjective

When his girlfriend, Nicki (Debbie Harry), disappears at an audition for the show, he is drawn even deeper into its sinister world.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Jordan Roth plays Bentley’s somewhat sinister, sometimes helpful right hand kitted out post-glam Bowie style.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of sinister

Adjective

The suspicions and secrets and lies pile on from there as a Night Stalker-like serial killer named The Trawler stalks wealthy estates and a Manson-like cult called the Riders of the After Life paint satanic symbols and invade homes.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Jack White stepped in when Charley Crockett accidentally hired, then fired, a satanic doo-wop duo.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of satanic

Adjective

The company wants advanced cybersecurity models to strengthen digital defenses by helping security teams identify and fix vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Their job is to hack devices and patch exploits before malicious actors do.

— Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of malicious

Adjective

The actress also had a memorable guest turn on The Vampire Diaries and reunited with Ben McKenzie for a diabolical three-episode run on Gotham.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Super-secret spec-ops military squads facing off against the next diabolical terrorist threat.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of diabolical

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