devil - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a word used in exclamations of confusion

Synonyms

• deuce
• devil
• dickens

More generic

• exclaiming
• exclamation

Noun

an evil supernatural being

Synonyms

• daemon
• daimon
• demon
• devil
• fiend

More generic

• evil spirit

More specific

• dibbuk
• dybbuk
• incubus
• succuba
• succubus

Noun

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

Synonyms

• Beelzebub
• Devil
• Lucifer
• Old Nick
• Prince of Darkness
• Satan
• the Tempter

Noun

a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

Synonyms

• devil
• heller
• hellion

More generic

• bad hat
• mischief-maker
• trouble maker
• troublemaker
• troubler

Noun

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Synonyms

• demon
• devil
• fiend
• monster
• ogre

More generic

• disagreeable person
• unpleasant person

More specific

• demoniac

Verb

coat or stuff with a spicy paste

Synonyms

• devil

More generic

• cook
• fix
• make
• prepare
• ready

Verb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Synonyms

• annoy
• bother
• chafe
• devil
• get at
• get to
• gravel
• irritate
• nark
• nettle
• rag
• rile
• vex

More generic

• displease

More specific

• antagonise
• antagonize
• beset
• chevvy
• chevy
• chivvy
• chivy
• eat into
• fret
• get
• get under one's skin
• grate
• harass
• harry
• hassle
• molest
• peeve
• plague
• provoke
• rankle
• ruffle

Related

• chafe

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