diabolic
10 synonyms and 1 antonym for diabolic, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Connected with the Devil or with devils.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Connected with the Devil or with devils.
“"The Sovereign Council of Wisdom," or the Order of Palladium, founded in Paris, was a diabolic order claiming masonic origin.”
Etymology
From Middle English diabolik, which came from Middle French diabolique, from Late Latin diabolicus, from Ancient Greek διαβολικός (diabolikós, “devilish”), from διάβολος (diábolos, “devil”). First recorded 1350–1400.
Full origin of diabolic →