Synonyms for the devil
the dev·il

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1. the deviladverb

   Synonyms:
   the heck, in hell, in heaven, in heavens, in Gods name, the blazes, in damnation, on earth, in heavens name, the dickens, in tarnation, the hell

Princeton's WordNet

1. the devilnoun

   something difficult or awkward to do or deal with

   "it will be the devil to solve"

Matched Categories

1. • Trouble

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1. Proverb:

   When the devil says his prayers he wants to cheat you.

2. Henry Fielding:

   Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil.

3. David Lord:

   [ The ] devil is in the details, review the fine print.

4. Luis Figo:

   Over the past few months I have not only witnessed that desire (for change), I have witnessed consecutive incidents, all over the world, that should shame anyone who desires soccer to be free, clean and democratic, i have seen with my own eyes federation presidents who, after one day comparing FIFA leaders to the devil, then go on stage and compare those same people with Jesus Christ. Nobody told me about this. I saw it with my own eyes.

5. Philip Augar:

   They are between the devil and the deep blue sea. They will want to see how the situation in China and Hong Kong settles down. They'll want to see how much the political heat in United Kingdom persists, but in the end.