Textual thesaurus for "diabolic"

(adj) diabolical, demonic, fiendish, unholy, satanic, infernal, hellish

extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

something demonic in him--something that could be cruel; fires lit up a diabolic scene; diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils; a fiendish despot; hellish torture; infernal instruments of war; satanic cruelty; unholy grimaces

(adj) mephistophelean, mephistophelian, devilish, diabolical

showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

devilish schemes; the cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen; the diabolical expression on his face; a mephistophelian glint in his eye