Synonyms of devil
120 similar words · 6 opposite words
Another word for devil is demon. Other synonyms of devil are imp. The opposite of devil is angel.
Synonyms and similar words for devil
proper nounThe chief devil; Satan.
- AduwallahThe Enemy of God; Satan; Iblis.
- AdversaryThe Devil; Satan.
- Al-ShaytaanThe Devil.
- AntichristA false messiah who, under direct control of the Devil, will usher in the abomination in the end times; a false prophet.
- archfiendSatan.
- Ash-ShaytanSatan.
- AzazelSatan.
- Beast
- BeelzebubSatan, the Devil.
- cosmocratAn epithet for God or Satan.
- deceiverAnother name for Satan.
- deuceSynonym of devil (“something awkward or difficult”).
- diablo USA census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
- DiabolusSynonym of tritone.
- dickens
- DragonSynonym of Devil.
- Enemy
- Evil OneThe Devil; Satan; Lucifer.
- Father of LiesThe devil; Satan.
- Gog
- IblisSatan; the Devil.
- Jack Ketch
- lord of the flies
- LuciferSatan, the Devil.
- MephistophelesThe Devil to whom Faust sold his soul in the legend.
- Old GentlemanThe Devil.
- Old HairyThe Devil.
- Old HarryThe Devil.
- Old NickThe Devil; Satan.
- Old One
- Old ScratchThe Devil.
- Old SerpentThe Devil.
- Prince of DarknessSatan; the Devil.
- Prince of Demons
- Prince of Evil
- Sam ScratchThe Devil.
- SatanThe supreme evil spirit in the Abrahamic religions, who tempts humanity into sin; the Devil; (Theistic Satanism) the...
- Serpent
- shaitanIblis, Satan.
- Son of the DawnThe Devil, Satan, Lucifer.
- bogey archaic
- leviathan obsolete
nounAn evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
- demonAn evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
nounA wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a...
- impA small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less...
- rascalA cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
- scampA rascal, swindler, or rogue; a ne'er-do-well.
- scoundrelA mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.
nounA person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases...
nounA printer's assistant.
- printer's devilAn apprentice printer.
verbTo annoy or bother.
- bedevilTo harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
- aggravateTo exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
- annoy
- nettle
- rankle
- ruffle
- sting
- burn someone's assTo irritate, bother, grind one's gears.
- antagonizeTo work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
- botherTo annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- disgruntleTo make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
- botherateTo bother.
- bug
- get
- grate
- burn upTo anger; to annoy.
- acerbate formal
- cheese off slangTo annoy.
- exasperateTo tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
- frustrateTo cause stress or annoyance.
- get up
- grotch
- hack off
- hassleTo trouble, to bother, to annoy.
- irkTo irritate; annoy; bother.
- irritateTo provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
- jazz
- molestTo annoy, trouble, or afflict.
- mommick US, dialectalTo harass or bother (someone or something).
- narkTo annoy or irritate.
- pee off slangSynonym of piss off (all senses).
- peeveTo annoy; vex.
- peeve offSynonym of annoy or piss off.
- persecute
- piqueTo wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
- piss off vulgarTo annoy, anger.
- provokeTo cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
- rileTo stir or move from a state of calm or order.
- rile upTo rile; to aggravate.
- roilTo annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
- stormTo disturb or trouble (someone).
- test someone's patienceTo begin to frustrate someone.
- tick off Canada, USTo annoy, aggravate.
- troubleIn weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- try one's patience
- vexTo annoy, irritate.
- wind upTo upset; to anger or distress.
- Idioms:
- boil someone's piss vulgarTo irritate someone very much; to make someone very annoyed.
- chap someone's hideTo annoy someone; get on someone's nerves.
- get on someone's nervesTo annoy or irritate someone; to bother someone.
- get on someone's tits vulgarTo annoy or irritate.
- get on someone's wickTo annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions.
- get someone's back upTo annoy or anger someone.
- get someone's dander upTo anger or annoy someone.
- get someone's goatTo annoy or infuriate someone.
- get someone's Irish upTo anger or annoy someone.
- get someone's nanny
- get someone's nanny-goat
- get under one's goat
- get under someone's skin
- give someone the shits Australia, colloquialTo annoy or frustrate someone to a great degree.
- grind one's gearsTo annoy or irritate one.
Opposite of devil
proper nounThe chief devil; Satan.
nounAn evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
nounThe bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
nounA wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a...
nounA thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
Meaning of devil
- proper noun The chief devil; Satan.
- noun An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
- noun A man with red or orange skin and a pair of horns on his head, a pointed goatee, and a long tail, who carries a pitchfork, represents evil, and is portrayed to children as a boogeyman who punishes bad behavior.
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