Clown and Devil

Opposite meaning words

Clown noun - A comically dressed performer (as at a circus) who entertains with playful tricks and ridiculous behavior.

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Devil is an antonym for clown.

Nearby Words: clowning, clownish, clownery, clow

Devil noun - An appealingly mischievous person.

Usage example: why, you little devil!

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Clown is an antonym for devil.

old	old clown	old devil
good	good clown	good devil
female	female clown	female devil
short	short clown	short devil
Other adjectives: standard, original, single, annoying, actual, real, male, monstrous, infamous, black, living, former, titular, literal, psychotic, giant, resident, eponymous, stereotypical.

The devil himself ends the moment by dragging the clown back to hell to tell him to quit fucking around.

Source: BLAM / Film
The Year Without a Santa Claus — pulled from TV in some places because Heat Miser was deemed "Satanic." Especially absurd because he looked much more like a clown than like a devil.

Source: Everyone Is Satan in Hell
He's more of a monster in The Devil's Rejects but ditches the clown makeup early in the film.

Source: Monster Clown

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