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devil - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | devil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | demon |
| Synonyms: | Lucifer, Prince of Darkness, Satan, adversary, bête noire, beast, brute, dastard, enfant terrible*, fiend, genie, hellion, imp, knave, monster, ogre, rogue, scamp, scoundrel, villain, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, archfiend, common enemy, diablo, djinn, dybbuk, evil one, the Erinyes, the Furies, the dickens |
| Antonyms: | angel, god |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bête noire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disliked person |
| Synonyms: | adversary, anathema, antagonist, bad news*, bad news, bane, bugbear, competitor, curse, devil, enemy, foe, opponent, plague, rival, trouble, bitter enemy, pet hate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spoiled child |
| Synonyms: | devil*, enfant terrible*, holy terror*, kid, punk*, rascal, urchin, youngster, impudent child, jackanapes, unruly child, whippersnapper, wild one |
| Antonyms: | angel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barbarian |
| Synonyms: | animal, beast, cannibal, creature, degenerate, devil, fiend, lout, monster, ogre, ruffian, savage, swine, critter, sadist, wild animal |
| Antonyms: | gentleman, humanitarian |
| Main Entry: | cook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare food, usually using heat |
| Synonyms: | bake, barbecue, blanch, boil, brew, broil, brown, burn, coddle, curry, devil, doctor*, fix, fry, griddle, grill, heat, imbue, melt, microwave, mull, nuke*, parch, percolate, poach, reduce, roast, ruin*, scald, scorch, sear, seethe, simmer, sizzle, spoil*, steam, steep, stew, toast, French fry, braise, decoct, deep fry, escallop, fricassee, panfry, parboil, pressure-cook, sauté, warm up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | evildoer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wrongdoer |
| Synonyms: | criminal, devil, felon, gangster, lawbreaker, murderer, psychopath, sinner, sociopath, troublemaker, villain, bad person, evil person |
| Main Entry: | ghost |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spirit of the dead |
| Synonyms: | apparition, appearance, demon, devil, haunt, phantasm, phantom, poltergeist, revenant, shade, shadow, soul, specter, spook, vision, visitor, wraith, banshee, daemon, eidolon, ethereal being, incorporeal being, kelpie, manes, vampire, zombie |
| Antonyms: | being, entity |
| Main Entry: | ghoul |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evil demon |
| Synonyms: | devil, fiend, monster, bogeyman, evil spirit, grave robber |
| Main Entry: | harass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | badger |
| Synonyms: | annoy, attack, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, bother, bug*, bullyrag*, burn*, despoil, devil*, distress, disturb, eat*, exasperate, exhaust, fatigue, foray, get to*, give a bad time, give a hard time, gnaw*, harry, hassle, heckle, hound*, intimidate, irk, irritate, jerk around, macerate, maraud, noodge, pain*, perplex, persecute, pester, plague, raid, rattle one's cage, ride, strain, stress, tease, tire, torment, trouble, try, vex, weary, work on, worry |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, facilitate, help, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | imp |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mischievous child, small person |
| Synonyms: | brat, demon, devil, elf, fiend, gnome, gremlin, hellion, minx, pixie, puck, rascal, rogue, scamp, sprite, troll, tyke, urchin, villain, deviling, devilkin, gamin |
| Main Entry: | incubus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evil spirit |
| Synonyms: | demon, devil, fiend, goblin, hobgoblin, nightmare, succuba, succubus |
| Main Entry: | Lucifer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Satan |
| Synonyms: | Prince of Darkness, beast, devil, fallen angel, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, archangel, diablo, evil one |
| Main Entry: | monster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giant animal; supernatural being |
| Synonyms: | abnormality, barbarian, beast, behemoth, brute, colossus, demon, devil, dragon, fiend, freak, giant, hellion, horror, mammoth, monstrosity, mutant, ogre, savage, villain, whale, Frankenstein, centaur, leviathan, lusus naturae, miscreation, phoenix, titan, werewolf |
| Main Entry: | ogre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nasty person |
| Synonyms: | demon, devil, fiend, giant, monster, monstrosity, specter, troll |
| Antonyms: | humanitarian, philanthropist |
| Main Entry: | rascal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is unprincipled, does not work hard |
| Synonyms: | beggar, black sheep*, blackguard, bully, bum, cad, charlatan, cheat, delinquent, devil, disgrace, felon, fraud, good-for-nothing*, hooligan*, hypocrite, idler, imp, liar, loafer, mischief-maker, miscreant, opportunist, pretender, prodigal, profligate, recreant, reprobate, robber, rowdy, ruffian, scamp, scoundrel, sinner, skunk*, sneak*, swindler, tough*, tramp, trickster, villain, wastrel, wretch, cardsharp, grafter, varmint |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rogue |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who deceives, swindles |
| Synonyms: | bad egg*, bad news*, black sheep*, blackguard*, charlatan, cheat, cheater, con artist, criminal, crook, defrauder, devil, fraud, heel*, hooligan*, lowlife, mischief, miscreant, monstrosity, ne'er-do-well, outlaw, problem*, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, scalawag, scamp, scoundrel, swindler, trickster, villain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aggravate, provoke |
| Synonyms: | annoy, badger, bait, banter, bedevil, beleaguer, bother, chaff, devil, disturb, dog*, gibe, gnaw, goad, harass, harry, hector, importune, josh, mock, needle*, nudge, pester, pick on*, plague, put down*, rag*, rally, razz*, rib*, ride, ridicule, roast*, slam, snap, sound, spoof, tantalize, taunt, torment, vex, worry, be at, give a hard time, jive*, lead on, send up*, swipe at |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | torment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be or make very upset |
| Synonyms: | abuse, afflict, agonize, annoy, bait, bedevil, bone, bother, break, crucify, devil, distress, harass, harry, heckle, hound, hurt, irritate, mistreat, molest, nag, pain, persecute, pester, plague, provoke, punish, rack, smite, tease, torture, trouble, try, vex, worry, wring, drive bananas, drive up the wall, excruciate, give a hard time, harrow, play cat and mouse, put through wringer, rub salt in wound |
| Notes: | torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance; torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering |
| Antonyms: | delight, please, make happy |
| Main Entry: | villain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evil person |
| Synonyms: | blackguard*, brute, caitiff, creep*, criminal, devil, enfant terrible*, evildoer, heel, libertine, malefactor, mischief-maker*, miscreant, offender, profligate, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, scoundrel, sinner, wretch, antihero, lowlife |
| Antonyms: | hero, heroine |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dust storm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dust- or sand-carrying windstorm |
| Synonyms: | devil, black blizzard, dust devil, duster, harmattan, khamsin, peesash, samiel, sand column, sandspout, sandstorm, shaitan, simoom, sirocco |
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