Devil and Sprite

Devil

Devil noun - An evil spirit.

Usage example: acted as if possessed by some devil

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Sprite and devil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sprite" instead a noun "Devil".

Sprite noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.

Usage example: told hair-raising stories of sprites and spectral ships

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Devil and sprite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devil" instead a noun "Sprite".

Nearby Word: sprit

old	old devil	old sprite
female	female devil	female sprite
similar	similar devil	similar sprite
standard	standard devil	standard sprite
Other adjectives: original, green, single, annoying, actual, real, male, tiny, animated, defeated, yellow, classic, official, generic.

Later, a morphing animation glitch from Sonic & Knuckles, (resulting in a purple hedgehog/echidna sprite) inspired the appearance of Thrash the Tasmanian Devil.

Source: Ascended Glitch
In Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions, Mother Gerd claims to be merely summoning a sprite, but given that she recites the Lord's Prayer backwards, and warns Holger not to pray or cross himself, it's clearly a devil.

Source: Wicked Witch
He's a cheerful sprite sometimes associated with the Devil.

Source: Our Goblins Are Different

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Sprite and Devil. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devil/sprite

Devil & Sprite. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devil/sprite>.

Sprite or Devil. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devil/sprite.

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