1
as in monkey
an appealingly mischievous person
scooped up the little imp and took him to bed
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2
as in demon
an evil spirit
a story about a crumbling mansion infested with a brood of imps
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Recent Examples of imp
Imagine a mischievous imp lurking in the shadows, eager to eavesdrop on your whispers to the AI or peek at its replies.
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Moran Zavdi, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Bernard worked endless hours at the auction house because that’s what his evil imp of a boss (Alan Cumming) demanded.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023
Over time, the imp vanished from the original, too.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
The Lord rebuke you, Satan, and all of your demons and all of your imps will come and parade before us.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2023
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Moran Zavdi, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Bernard worked endless hours at the auction house because that’s what his evil imp of a boss (Alan Cumming) demanded.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023
Over time, the imp vanished from the original, too.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
The Lord rebuke you, Satan, and all of your demons and all of your imps will come and parade before us.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for imp
Noun
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The hotel workers keep warning guests about the monkeys—not to mention the poisonous fruit—and the episodes have been filled with ominous shots of primate statues.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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As ever, alongside the snakes, there are monkeys are, and the episode ends with Timothy Ratliff pondering his legal troubles.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
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Now a lawyer like her father, she’s forced to confront her demons as the case twists through one shocking revelation after another.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer launched in 1997 and ultimately ran for seven seasons, telling the story of its titular hero, a young woman who must fight vampires, demons, and other evil forces while making her way through high school.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Investigation of the week: Anyone wanna play devil’s Daniel’s advocate?—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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The album’s artwork depicts a cartoon version of the messy-haired singer with an angel and devil on each of his shoulders — demonstrating its division of impassioned feel-good love songs and down-tempo ballads of loss and defeat.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2025
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The tariff talk reignited fears of a trade war, a ghost from 2018-2019 that markets still remember.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Eliot beforehand – and the nightmarish inner gorge is a spiffy mix of nature run amok plus terrifying ghouls that would give Swamp Thing the willies.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.—
Eric Kohn,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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When Thomas is dispatched to Transylvania to help Orlok with a real estate transaction, a chain of events is set in motion to help the vampire pursue his horrifying union with Ellen.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Imp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imp. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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