angelic

[an-jel-ik] / ænˈdʒɛl ɪk /

ADJECTIVE

sweet, kind, and usually beautiful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

celestial ethereal heavenly lovely otherworldly radiant saintly virtuous

WEAK

adorable archangelic beatific beneficent cherubic devout divine entrancing godly good holy humble innocent pure rapturous righteous self-sacrificing seraphic

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad earthly hellish sinful wicked

WEAK

demonic devilish fiendish unkind

Example Sentences

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You don’t need fireworks or an angelic choir singing at first glance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

These call her "so cute your heart stops," hype up her "angelic smile" as she hugs world leaders and feature her effortless "out-debating" of an opposition lawmaker.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The concert is saved by the return of a wounded soldier who happens to be an angelic tenor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Fife's Jacob Alon is possessed of an otherworldly voice – simultaneously angelic and tremulous with vulnerability.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

A witch friendly to the Church reports that he is assembling a great army, including forces that may be angelic.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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