diabolic
Worthy of Hades
Diabolic means devilish or fiendish—characteristic of the devil or demons.
The word suggests extreme wickedness, cruelty, or evil: a diabolic plot, diabolic cruelty.
It can also describe cunning so clever it seems supernatural: The trap showed diabolic ingenuity.
Diabolical is the more common form in everyday speech, with identical meaning.
Extremely wicked or cruel
- infernalOf the underworld
- demonicOf or like devils
- LuciferRebellious angel of Christian theology
- BeelzebubPrince of demons
Mephistopheles · hellish · fiendish · Baphomet · Antichrist · possessed · exorcism · occult
Harboring ill will
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
- villainousExtremely wicked or criminal
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- corruptDishonest, open to bribes
depraved · vicious · immoral · monstrous · heinous · atrocious · abominable · despicable
Crafty and calculating
- deviousUnderhanded and calculating
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- slyCleverly deceptive
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
conniving · manipulative · guileful · Machiavellian · treacherous · insidious · underhanded · deceitful
Suggesting something bad approaches
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- balefulThreatening harm or misfortune
dark · shadowy · macabre · eerie · chilling · unsettling · creepy · spine-tingling
satanic
Extremely wicked or cruel
Beelzebub · Mephistopheles · hellish · fiendish · Baphomet · Antichrist · possessed · exorcism · occult · sulfurous
malevolent
Harboring ill will
- nefariousExtremely evil or villainous
- villainousExtremely wicked or criminal
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
corrupt · depraved · vicious · immoral · monstrous · heinous · atrocious · abominable · despicable · fiendish
scheming
Crafty and calculating
calculating · conniving · manipulative · guileful · Machiavellian · treacherous · insidious · underhanded · deceitful · duplicitous
ominous
Suggesting something bad approaches
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
baleful · dark · shadowy · macabre · eerie · chilling · unsettling · creepy · spine-tingling · blood-curdling
seductive
Powerfully attractive, tempting
corrupting · luring · snare · forbidden · Faustian · bargain · deal · pact · enticement · siren
- FaustianMephistopheles, Faust, Goethe, Dr. Faustus, forbidden knowledge
diabolicbenevolent
Desiring others' welfare
kind · gentle · compassionate · good · merciful
- diabolical pactAgreement with evil forces
- diabolical choiceCruelly impossible decision