Synonyms for DEVIL
ˈdɛv əldev·il

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1. devilnoun

   Synonyms:
   scoundrel, dickens, Satan, Mephistopheles, old gentleman, scamp, imp, deuce, rascal, bitch, demon, fuck, bastard, Beelzebub, heck, Old Scratch, Old Nick, bugger, old-gooseberry, hell, stinker, sod, cow, peeve, irritate, annoy, bother, irk, trouble, bedevil, pester

2. devilnoun

   barren, unproductive and unused, as in devil strip.

   Synonyms:
   old-gooseberry, Old Scratch, Old Nick, scoundrel, fuck, old gentleman, stinker, sod, heck, imp, demon, Mephistopheles, deuce, bugger, rascal, hell, Satan, Beelzebub, bitch, scamp, cow, bastard, dickens

3. devilnoun

   Antonyms:
   angel, saint

4. devilnoun

   The chief devil; Satan.

   Synonyms:
   imp, deuce, Beelzebub, demon, Satan, old gentleman, fuck, old-gooseberry, bugger, bastard, cow, scoundrel, bitch, heck, Mephistopheles, Old Nick, rascal, dickens, Old Scratch, sod, scamp, hell, stinker, irritate, annoy, trouble, peeve, pester, bother, bedevil, irk

   Antonyms:
   god, angel

5. devilnoun

   To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.

   Synonyms:
   scoundrel, stinker, heck, Old Nick, sod, fuck, rascal, dickens, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub, old-gooseberry, Satan, cow, bastard, Old Scratch, bitch, hell, bugger, imp, demon, old gentleman, deuce, scamp, bedevil, annoy, bother, irritate, trouble, peeve, pester, irk

   Antonyms:
   God

6. devilnoun

   To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

   Synonyms:
   rascal, Old Nick, scamp, cow, old-gooseberry, bastard, deuce, demon, stinker, sod, Old Scratch, Satan, hell, bugger, scoundrel, fuck, Mephistopheles, bitch, Beelzebub, dickens, heck, old gentleman, imp, pester, irk, annoy, peeve, trouble, bother, bedevil, irritate

   Antonyms:
   conscience, angel

7. devilnoun

   To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.

   Synonyms:
   Mephistopheles, cow, Old Scratch, Old Nick, heck, sod, old-gooseberry, Satan, old gentleman, bitch, demon, deuce, bastard, imp, hell, stinker, scoundrel, scamp, dickens, Beelzebub, rascal, bugger, fuck, bedevil, trouble, pester, irritate, bother, peeve, irk, annoy

8. devilnoun

   To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yolks are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.

   Synonyms:
   dickens, imp, bastard, heck, scoundrel, fuck, rascal, hell, Beelzebub, Old Scratch, old gentleman, Old Nick, sod, Satan, scamp, bugger, stinker, demon, bitch, Mephistopheles, deuce, cow, old-gooseberry, pester, annoy, peeve, bedevil, trouble, irk, bother, irritate

   Antonyms:
   cakewalk, itself, simplicity, piece of cake

9. devilnoun

   Hell.

   Synonyms:
   deuce, imp, stinker, Beelzebub, bitch, hell, heck, bugger, scoundrel, Mephistopheles, Old Scratch, sod, dickens, bastard, cow, demon, scamp, old-gooseberry, Old Nick, old gentleman, Satan, fuck, rascal

10. devilnoun

    A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.

    Synonyms:
    fuck, old gentleman, deuce, demon, stinker, scamp, hell, Beelzebub, old-gooseberry, bitch, Mephistopheles, Old Scratch, scoundrel, rascal, heck, bugger, bastard, imp, Satan, dickens, sod, Old Nick, cow

11. devilnoun

    A dust devil.

    Synonyms:
    demon, cow, Old Scratch, dickens, Beelzebub, bugger, bitch, old-gooseberry, Satan, Mephistopheles, scamp, old gentleman, rascal, stinker, fuck, deuce, Old Nick, heck, hell, bastard, scoundrel, imp, sod

12. devilnoun

    An evil or erroneous entity.

    Synonyms:
    bastard, dickens, old-gooseberry, old gentleman, Old Nick, bitch, Mephistopheles, scamp, demon, Old Scratch, rascal, deuce, sod, scoundrel, Satan, hell, heck, bugger, fuck, imp, Beelzebub, cow, stinker

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1. devil

   Synonyms:
   satan, lucifer, fiend, archfiend, foul fiend, demon

   Antonyms:
   archangel, angel, seraph, cherub

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1. Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darknessnoun

   (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

   Synonyms:
   monster, daemon, heller, match, hellion, fiend, dickens, deuce, morning star, friction match, demon, daystar, ogre, daimon, the Tempter

2. devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimonnoun

   an evil supernatural being

   Synonyms:
   monster, daemon, heller, fanatic, hellion, fiend, demigod, dickens, deuce, devil, demon, ogre, daimon, the Tempter

3. devil, deuce, dickensnoun

   a word used in exclamations of confusion

   "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"

   Synonyms:
   monster, daemon, heller, two, hellion, fiend, dickens, deuce, devil, demon, ogre, daimon, the Tempter

4. hellion, heller, devilnoun

   a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

   "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"

   Synonyms:
   monster, daemon, heller, haler, deuce, fiend, dickens, hellion, devil, demon, ogre, daimon, the Tempter

5. monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogreverb

   a cruel wicked and inhuman person

   Synonyms:
   daemon, daimon, fanatic, ogre, demon, monster, teras, colossus, lusus naturae, goliath, devil, monstrosity, fiend, giant, deuce, hellion, dickens, the Tempter, behemoth, heller, freak

6. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devilverb

   cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

   Synonyms:
   nark, dumbfound, get at, reproof, chide, bait, mystify, urticate, rile, fret, dun, cod, razz, crucify, stick, bedevil, reprimand, reach, amaze, lambaste, devil, get to, rub, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat, lambast, trounce, tease, taunt, roil, access, berate, chew up, disoblige, torment, stupefy, lecture, trouble oneself, agitate, put out, rag, discommode, inconvenience oneself, ride, bewilder, dress down, irritate, tantalize, stir up, rally, make, remonstrate, flummox, incommode, get, baffle, jaw, rebuke, worry, pose, vex, inconvenience, perplex, raise up, bother, gravel, disturb, take to task, fray, gall, puzzle, trouble, bawl out, scratch, nettle, progress to, call on the carpet, commove, twit, excoriate, have words, chafe, scold, call down, shake up, nonplus

7. devilverb

   coat or stuff with a spicy paste

   "devilled eggs"

   Synonyms:
   annoy, nettle, get to, rag, gravel, rile, irritate, bother, nark, vex, chafe, get at

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1. devilnoun

   Synonyms:
   satan, lucifer, belial, apollyon, arch-fiend, arch-enemy, DEUCE, the evil one, the man of sin, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend, the enemy, the adversary

2. devilnoun

   Synonyms:
   demon, evil spirit

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1. devilnoun

   Synonyms:
   satan, lucifer, apollyon, belial, beelzebub, deuce, dickens, mephistopheles, asmodeus, abaddon, demon, fiend

   Associated words:
   diabolology, satanic, demoniac, exorcise, exorcism, diabolism, izedi, izedism, demonology

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1. List of paraphrases for "devil":

   demon, diablo, diabo, hell, claw, griffe, daemon, wolf, scrawl, satan, fiend, warlock, lucifer, evil, scoundrel, heil, heck

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How to use DEVIL in a sentence?

1. Denzel Washington:

   Well, there's a saying when the devil ignores you, then you know you're doing something wrong, you know, the devil goes,' Oh, no, leave him alone, he's my favorite. Don't bother him.' Conversely, when the devil comes at you, maybe it's because you're trying to do something right. And for whatever reason, the devil got a hold of that circumstance that night.

2. Qiana Johnson:

   He just looked at us like he had the devil in his eyes, i saw the expression on his face and didn't feel comfortable anymore.

3. Proverb:

   Home is home, as the Devil said when he found himself in the Court of Session.

4. Oystein Berentsen:

   Potentially it is supportive of the oil market as it may increase imports and reduce exports of products. However, the devil is in the detail so we need a clearer picture.

5. Pierre Suu/Getty Images -RRB- West:

   If the enemy can separate Kimye, there's going to be millions of families that feel like that separation is OK, but when God brings Kimye together, there's going to be millions of families that are going to be influenced to see that they can overcome the work of the separation, of trauma the devil has used to capitalize to keep people in misery while people step over homeless people to go to the Gucci store.