On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Diabolical. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as diabolic or evil and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Diabolical meaning
- Of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic.
- Extremely wicked or cruel.
- (Devilishly) cunning or devious.
Synonyms of Diabolical
Using Diabolical
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or concerning the devil: devilish, satanic. | Extremely wicked or cruel. | (Devilishly) cunning or devious.
- Useful related words include: diabolic, evil, satanic, infernal.
- In the example corpus, diabolical often appears in combinations such as: the diabolical, of diabolical, and diabolical.
Context around Diabolical
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Diabolical
- In this selection, "diabolical" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, absolutely, service, debonair, schemes, plans and villain stand out and add context to how "diabolical" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a diabolical villain and at the diabolical decisions that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "diabolical" sits close to words such as aac, abdication and adventist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with diabolical
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That's some diabolical stuff there. (6 words)
Either way it’s going to be diabolical. (8 words)
Maybe the adjective should be crazy or insane or diabolical instead. (11 words)
He later addressed the women in the audience, telling them that their “most important title” should be that of “homemaker,” decrying the “diabolical lies” that are told to women insisting that they can balance a career with raising a family. (40 words)
Keen observers of events, as they have been unfolding in the State, cannot miss the import of the malicious intents, insensitive posturing, and diabolical projections of the last six months in the Government of the Sunshine State. (37 words)
The best-known of these–eight low-budget Roger Corman movies made between 1960-1964 and usually starring the debonair, diabolical –are entertaining but can't recreate Poe's macabre, paranoid, and generally unwholesome sensibility. (35 words)
So, LOLtron, kindly do me a favor and refrain from hatching any diabolical plans for world domination this time, alright? (20 words)
Example sentences (20)
Councillor Mike Caswell (whose Cannington division includes the site) concurred: “The traffic situation along Waldron’s Lane is absolutely diabolical.
However, the ones we can prove rarely resemble the diabolical schemes perpetrated by the villains in crime thriller books and films.
If you're starring in a superhero film, you might hope to wear a nifty costume or perhaps do some scenery-chewing as a diabolical villain.
In the final weeks leading up to the attacks, multiple copies of John Cavil circulated among the Colonies, ensuring the progress of their diabolical plans.
Keen observers of events, as they have been unfolding in the State, cannot miss the import of the malicious intents, insensitive posturing, and diabolical projections of the last six months in the Government of the Sunshine State.
Maybe the adjective should be crazy or insane or diabolical instead.
One accountant called the service "diabolical" and the institute wants an emergency taskforce drafted in.
Paul Ince moaned at the "diabolical" decisions that he felt changed the game at the Riverside.
Sheila Courage, the estranged wife of Isreal DMW, has responded to his diabolical outburst against her.
So, LOLtron, kindly do me a favor and refrain from hatching any diabolical plans for world domination this time, alright?
That's some diabolical stuff there.
The best-known of these–eight low-budget Roger Corman movies made between 1960-1964 and usually starring the debonair, diabolical –are entertaining but can't recreate Poe's macabre, paranoid, and generally unwholesome sensibility.
The diabolical plan to erase Black History and defund diversity and equity programs seeks to create a future where the reality of institutional racism is forgotten.
The Diabolical Schemes of Thadeus Jackson is directed by independent filmmaker Brandon Crowson, who found an outlet to express his feelings about racial profiling and capitalism.
Whether kissing Raquel was a diabolical cover to distract from his best friend's affair, a nasty psyop against his ex, or just a routine, drunken lack of impulse control doesn't really matter.
A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said that Gujarat was not the appropriate government to decide on the remission of the 11 convicted men for the "grotesque and diabolical crime.
And next season: the end of the diabolical Zach Parise-Ryan Suter contracts.
Either way it’s going to be diabolical.
He later addressed the women in the audience, telling them that their “most important title” should be that of “homemaker,” decrying the “diabolical lies” that are told to women insisting that they can balance a career with raising a family.
Opposition councillors branded the situation "diabolical" and a “disgrace” after the figure was revealed in a performance report.
Common combinations with diabolical
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the diabolical 21×
- of diabolical 5×
- and diabolical 4×
- their diabolical 3×
- diabolical plans 3×
- diabolical and 3×
- his diabolical 3×
- some diabolical 3×
- diabolical plan 3×
- is diabolical 3×