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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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. devil

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

    Antonyms:
    archangel, angel, seraph, cherub

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 4 votes

  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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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. devon

    Submitted by anonymous on December 20, 2020  

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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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How to use devil in a sentence?

  1. Darren Cahill:

    With any good period of time out of the game is opportunity for change, there are a lot of positives related to that but I think with something so big the devil's in the details.

  2. Jeanne Shaheen:

    It's my understanding that everybody has said that they can support reconciliation in some form. Now the devil is in the details as we know.

  3. Proverb:

    When the flatterer pipes, the devil dances.

  4. Famous Proverb:

    Religious contention is the devil's harvest

  5. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

    The truth about wars:- picture this! those who initiate wars are never the ones dying in it. What a waste. The devil never takes a day off. Why fight over something no one wins?


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