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The synonyms of “Diabolical” are: devilish, diabolic, mephistophelean, mephistophelian, demonic, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy, demoniacal, evil, wicked, ungodly, very bad, poor, dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful, disgraceful, shameful, lamentable, deplorable, appalling, atrocious, very great, extreme, excessive, undue, inordinate, immoderate, unconscionable, outrageous
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “diabolical” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| appalling | Causing consternation. His conduct was appalling. |
| atrocious | Exceptionally bad or displeasing. Murder is an atrocious crime. |
| awful | Exceptionally bad or displeasing. An awful risk. |
| demoniacal | Of, pertaining to, or like a demon or possession by a demon. Towards midnight a demoniacal shriek was heard. |
| demonic | Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. Demonic possession. |
| deplorable | Bad; unfortunate. Her spelling was deplorable. |
| devilish | Mischievous and rakish. Devilish tortures. |
| diabolic | Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. The cold calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen. |
| disgraceful | Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation. It is disgraceful that they should be denied unemployment benefits. |
| dreadful | Extremely disagreeable. Dreadful manners. |
| evil | Of a force or spirit embodying or associated with the forces of the devil. We were driven out of the house by an evil spirit. |
| excessive | Beyond normal limits. Excessive charges. |
| extreme | Furthest from the centre or a given point. The extreme north west of Scotland. |
| fiendish | Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. A fiendish despot. |
| frightful | Very unpleasant, serious, or shocking. There s been a most frightful accident. |
| hellish | Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. Hellish torture. |
| immoderate | Not sensible or restrained; excessive. Immoderate laughter. |
| infernal | Expletives used informally as intensifiers. Infernal instruments of war. |
| inordinate | Unusually or disproportionately large; excessive. The case had taken up an inordinate amount of time. |
| lamentable | (of circumstances or conditions) very bad; deplorable. The lamentable friends trailing their long black garments. |
| mephistophelean | Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil. |
| mephistophelian | Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil. A mephistophelian glint in his eye. |
| outrageous | Very bold and unusual and rather shocking. The outrageous claims made by the previous government. |
| poor | Deserving or inciting pity- Galsworthy. The area was poor in timber and coal. |
| satanic | Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. The Charismatic Movement continues its relentless search for evidence of satanic influence. |
| shameful | Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation. A shameful display of cowardice. |
| terrible | Causing fear or dread or terror. Terrible handwriting. |
| unconscionable | Lacking a conscience. The unconscionable conduct of his son. |
| undue | Not yet payable. Undue influence. |
| ungodly | Unreasonably early or inconvenient. Ungodly lives of lust and pleasure. |
| unholy | Used to emphasize how bad something is; dreadful. Unholy grimaces. |
| very bad | Being the exact same one; not any other. |
| very great | Being the exact same one; not any other. |
| wicked | Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality. Despite the sun the wind outside was wicked. |
| alarming | Frightening because of an awareness of danger. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate. |
| appalling | Causing consternation. His conduct was appalling. |
| atrocious | Shockingly brutal or cruel. Atrocious taste. |
| awful | Awfully very. Awful worshippers with bowed heads. |
| beastly | In a beastly manner. This beastly war. |
| blamed | Expletives used informally as intensifiers. It s a blamed shame. |
| deformed | So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. His deformed hands. |
| demon | Something very insidious and harmful. A friend of mine is a demon cook. |
| fiendish | Extremely awkward or complex. Fiendish methods of torture. |
| frightful | Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact. In a frightful hurry. |
| ghastly | Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. Ghastly wounds. |
| grisly | Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. A grisly murder. |
| gruesome | Extremely unpleasant. Gruesome evidence of human sacrifice. |
| hellish | Extremely (used for emphasis. It had been a hellish week. |
| hideous | Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror. The whole hideous story. |
| horrible | Provoking horror. War is beyond all words horrible. |
| horrific | Causing fear or dread or terror. Horrific conditions in the mining industry. |
| horrifying | Provoking horror. An alarming even horrifying picture. |
| infernal | Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. An infernal nuisance. |
| macabre | Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. Macabre tortures conceived by madmen. |
| monster | A large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature. A monster with the head of a hyena and hindquarters of a wolf. |
| odious | Extremely unpleasant; repulsive. Consequences odious to those you govern. |
| scary | Provoking fear terror. It was scary the way they bonded with each other. |
| sepulchral | Relating to a tomb or interment. Sepulchral monuments. |
| spooky | Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses. I bet this place is really spooky late at night. |
| terrible | Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact. A terrible crime. |
| underworld | (religion) the world of the dead. A prominent underworld figure. |
| unlovely | Not attractive; ugly. Unlovely tower blocks. |
| unsightly | Unpleasant to look at. Unsightly billboards. |
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