Diabolical
Diabolical adjective - Of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit.
Usage example: the police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical serial killer
Villainous is a synonym for diabolical in corrupt topic. In some cases you can use "Villainous" instead an adjective "Diabolical".
Villainous
Villainous adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Diabolical is a synonym for villainous in corrupt topic. You can use "Diabolical" instead an adjective "Villainous", if it concerns topics such as wicked, criminal.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- corrupt and diabolical
- corrupt and villainous
- depraved and diabolical
- depraved and villainous
- vile and diabolical
- vile and villainous
- monstrous and diabolical
- monstrous and villainous
- evil and diabolical
- evil and villainous
- abominable and diabolical
- abominable and villainous
- nefarious and diabolical
- nefarious and villainous
Both words in one sentence
- In XD^3, the heroes fight a villainous force formed from Collosseum and XD villains Cipher, who are united under a new ruler with diabolical plans for world domination.
Source: Fanfic Recs / Pokémon General
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