diabolical
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Synonyms
cacodemonic, demoniac (also demoniacal), demonian, demonic (also demonical), devilish, fiendish, Luciferian, satanic
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While the other players were already making plans for life in the house without Dan, inside the solitary confinement room, a diabolical scheme was beginning to take shape. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, "Dan's funeral: An oral history of the greatest Big Brother moment ever," 29 Aug. 2019 Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Killer Croc and other armed supervillains unite to battle a mysterious and powerful entity, while the diabolical Joker launches an evil agenda of his own. (PG-13) 2 hrs. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 Such an idea, orthodox and even tedious for the past fifty years, was thought in the seventeenth century to be diabolical. — John Lanchester, The New Yorker, "The Invention of Money," 29 July 2019 Making the theory even more diabolical is that Clippers consultant Jerry West is an all-time Lakers great — a Hall of Famer and great executive for decades with the Lakers — and his son, Ryan, is the Lakers’ director of player personnel. — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, "Kawhi Leonard conspiracy theory only heightens Lakers-Clippers intrigue," 7 July 2019 In the season 4 finale, her diabolical brother Lex (Jon Cryer) revealed that her best friend Kara is Supergirl, and Lena’s still reeling from that bombshell when the series returns on Oct. 6. — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, "Supergirl star Melissa Benoist teases 'fight for Lena's soul' in season 5," 17 July 2019 Now the diabolical series, which premiered in 2014, has introduced a new element to the equation. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "The Slow, Messy Evolution of LGBTQ Dating Shows," 4 July 2019 Last campaign was another Pogba special, featuring periods of blistering form and diabolical displays in equal measure. — SI.com, "Transfers Window: How 7 of Last Summer's Most Talked About Players Fared During the 2018/19 Season," 10 June 2019 Head counters will quickly grasp that with the addition of Evan, the group constitutes two subsets of five members, representing the insidious number that potentiates the Hisji, whose curse is particularly diabolical and deadly. — Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Head Count': Film Review," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'diabolical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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