demonic
adjective
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Definition of demonic
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Synonyms & Antonyms for demonic
Synonyms
cacodemonic, demoniac (also demoniacal), demonian, devilish, diabolical (or diabolic), fiendish, Luciferian, satanic
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Some garb seemed conjured out of dreams — or nightmares, such as the demonic inflatable black lobster that a man pulled with a harness. — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, "Caribbean parade turns Roxbury and Dorchester into a rainbow of cultures," 24 Aug. 2019 The film about demonic possession came out in 1973, and is still considered one of the most successful and frightening horror tales ever made. — Steve Orr, USA TODAY, "Priest who starred in 'The Exorcist' accused of sexually abusing student in the 1980s," 16 Aug. 2019 Of course, the real horror of The Conjuring franchise isn’t the jump scares or the frightening demonic creatures, but the fact that these stories are (at least somewhat) based on real events. — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, ""Annabelle Comes Home" Director Hints at Expanding "The Conjuring" Universe," 30 June 2019 Between our new demonic additions and existing Watchers, everyone has tasks and times to do them. — David Canfield, EW.com, "Ready for more Slayer? Get a first look at Kiersten White's next Buffy-based novel," 17 July 2019 Right now, let every demonic network who has aligned itself against the purpose, against the calling, of President Trump, let it be broken, let it be torn down in the name of Jesus! — Crispin Sartwell, WSJ, "Hatred Enhances Your Self-Esteem," 1 July 2019 This new graphic novel from DC’s YA imprint DC Ink does a much better job of situating Raven in high school, where mean girls and first dates take up as much time as demonic conspiracies. — Christian Holub, EW.com, "5 comics to read this July: Reimagining classic concepts," 3 July 2019 Attempts to keep Annabelle locked up and out of trouble, of course, prove fruitless and the demonic toy is soon scaring the dickens out of the couple’s young daughter. — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, "Weekend movies: ‘Annabelle’ is back; the Beatles disappear in ‘Yesterday’," 26 June 2019 The film stars its namesake, Annabelle, a demonic doll said by famed paranormal investigators demonologists Lorraine and Ed Warren to be haunted. — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, "Spine-tingling fun, ‘Annabelle’ artifact tour screams into Houston," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'demonic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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demonic
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