Antonyms for devil
ˈdɛv əldev·il

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1. devilnoun

   Synonyms:
   scoundrel, dickens, Satan, Mephistopheles, old gentleman, scamp, imp, deuce, rascal, bitch, demon, fuck, bastard, Beelzebub, heck, Old Scratch, Old Nick, bugger, old-gooseberry, hell, stinker, sod, cow, peeve, irritate, annoy, bother, irk, trouble, bedevil, pester

2. devilnoun

   barren, unproductive and unused, as in devil strip.

   Synonyms:
   old-gooseberry, Old Scratch, Old Nick, scoundrel, fuck, old gentleman, stinker, sod, heck, imp, demon, Mephistopheles, deuce, bugger, rascal, hell, Satan, Beelzebub, bitch, scamp, cow, bastard, dickens

3. devilnoun

   Antonyms:
   angel, saint

4. devilnoun

   The chief devil; Satan.

   Antonyms:
   god, angel

   Synonyms:
   imp, deuce, Beelzebub, demon, Satan, old gentleman, fuck, old-gooseberry, bugger, bastard, cow, scoundrel, bitch, heck, Mephistopheles, Old Nick, rascal, dickens, Old Scratch, sod, scamp, hell, stinker, irritate, annoy, trouble, peeve, pester, bother, bedevil, irk

5. devilnoun

   To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.

   Antonyms:
   God

   Synonyms:
   scoundrel, stinker, heck, Old Nick, sod, fuck, rascal, dickens, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub, old-gooseberry, Satan, cow, bastard, Old Scratch, bitch, hell, bugger, imp, demon, old gentleman, deuce, scamp, bedevil, annoy, bother, irritate, trouble, peeve, pester, irk

6. devilnoun

   To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

   Antonyms:
   conscience, angel

   Synonyms:
   rascal, Old Nick, scamp, cow, old-gooseberry, bastard, deuce, demon, stinker, sod, Old Scratch, Satan, hell, bugger, scoundrel, fuck, Mephistopheles, bitch, Beelzebub, dickens, heck, old gentleman, imp, pester, irk, annoy, peeve, trouble, bother, bedevil, irritate

7. devilnoun

   To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.

   Synonyms:
   Mephistopheles, cow, Old Scratch, Old Nick, heck, sod, old-gooseberry, Satan, old gentleman, bitch, demon, deuce, bastard, imp, hell, stinker, scoundrel, scamp, dickens, Beelzebub, rascal, bugger, fuck, bedevil, trouble, pester, irritate, bother, peeve, irk, annoy

8. devilnoun

   To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yolks are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.

   Antonyms:
   cakewalk, itself, simplicity, piece of cake

   Synonyms:
   dickens, imp, bastard, heck, scoundrel, fuck, rascal, hell, Beelzebub, Old Scratch, old gentleman, Old Nick, sod, Satan, scamp, bugger, stinker, demon, bitch, Mephistopheles, deuce, cow, old-gooseberry, pester, annoy, peeve, bedevil, trouble, irk, bother, irritate

9. devilnoun

   Hell.

   Synonyms:
   deuce, imp, stinker, Beelzebub, bitch, hell, heck, bugger, scoundrel, Mephistopheles, Old Scratch, sod, dickens, bastard, cow, demon, scamp, old-gooseberry, Old Nick, old gentleman, Satan, fuck, rascal

10. devilnoun

    A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.

    Synonyms:
    fuck, old gentleman, deuce, demon, stinker, scamp, hell, Beelzebub, old-gooseberry, bitch, Mephistopheles, Old Scratch, scoundrel, rascal, heck, bugger, bastard, imp, Satan, dickens, sod, Old Nick, cow

11. devilnoun

    A dust devil.

    Synonyms:
    demon, cow, Old Scratch, dickens, Beelzebub, bugger, bitch, old-gooseberry, Satan, Mephistopheles, scamp, old gentleman, rascal, stinker, fuck, deuce, Old Nick, heck, hell, bastard, scoundrel, imp, sod

12. devilnoun

    An evil or erroneous entity.

    Synonyms:
    bastard, dickens, old-gooseberry, old gentleman, Old Nick, bitch, Mephistopheles, scamp, demon, Old Scratch, rascal, deuce, sod, scoundrel, Satan, hell, heck, bugger, fuck, imp, Beelzebub, cow, stinker

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1. devil

   Antonyms:
   archangel, angel, seraph, cherub

   Synonyms:
   satan, lucifer, fiend, archfiend, foul fiend, demon

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Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darknessnoun

   (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

   Synonyms:
   monster, daemon, heller, match, hellion, fiend, dickens, deuce, morning star, friction match, demon, daystar, ogre, daimon, the Tempter

2. devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimonnoun

   an evil supernatural being

   Synonyms:
   monster, daemon, heller, fanatic, hellion, fiend, demigod, dickens, deuce, demon, ogre, daimon, the Tempter

3. devil, deuce, dickensnoun

   a word used in exclamations of confusion

   "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say"

   Synonyms:
   monster, daemon, heller, two, hellion, fiend, dickens, deuce, demon, ogre, daimon, the Tempter

4. hellion, heller, devilnoun

   a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man)

   "he chased the young hellions out of his yard"

   Synonyms:
   monster, daemon, heller, haler, deuce, fiend, dickens, hellion, demon, ogre, daimon, the Tempter

5. monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogreverb

   a cruel wicked and inhuman person

   Synonyms:
   daemon, daimon, fanatic, ogre, demon, monster, teras, colossus, lusus naturae, goliath, monstrosity, fiend, giant, deuce, hellion, dickens, the Tempter, behemoth, heller, freak

6. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devilverb

   cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

   Synonyms:
   nark, dumbfound, get at, reproof, chide, bait, mystify, urticate, rile, fret, dun, cod, razz, crucify, stick, bedevil, reprimand, reach, amaze, lambaste, get to, rub, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat, lambast, trounce, tease, taunt, roil, access, berate, chew up, disoblige, torment, stupefy, lecture, trouble oneself, agitate, put out, rag, discommode, inconvenience oneself, ride, bewilder, dress down, irritate, tantalize, stir up, rally, make, remonstrate, flummox, incommode, get, baffle, jaw, rebuke, worry, pose, vex, inconvenience, perplex, raise up, bother, gravel, disturb, take to task, fray, gall, puzzle, trouble, bawl out, scratch, nettle, progress to, call on the carpet, commove, twit, excoriate, have words, chafe, scold, call down, shake up, nonplus

7. devilverb

   coat or stuff with a spicy paste

   "devilled eggs"

   Synonyms:
   annoy, nettle, get to, rag, gravel, rile, irritate, bother, nark, vex, chafe, get at

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1. devilnoun

   Synonyms:
   satan, lucifer, apollyon, belial, beelzebub, deuce, dickens, mephistopheles, asmodeus, abaddon, demon, fiend

   Associated words:
   diabolology, satanic, demoniac, exorcise, exorcism, diabolism, izedi, izedism, demonology

How to use devil in a sentence?

1. Kahlil Gibran:

   Fear of the devil is one way of doubting God.

2. Bert Vogelstein:

   It's like everything else. The devil is in the details.

3. Proverb:

   The Devil finds work for idle hands.

4. Pearl Bailey:

   To talk to someone who does not listen is enough to tense the devil.

5. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   The devil doesn't come to you with a red face and horns, he comes to you disguised as everything you've ever wanted.

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