Synonyms of bugaboos

bugaboos

noun

plural of bugaboo

as in dreads

something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason

doing one's tax returns is a real bugaboo for a lot of people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dreads
• terrors
• bugbears
• bogies
• plagues
• hobgoblins
• enemies
• spirits
• curses
• ogres
• bogeys
• demons
• torments
• bêtes noires
• monsters
• horrors
• spectres
• bogeymen
• phantoms
• black beasts
• ghosts
• specters
• daemons
• poltergeists
• spooks
• wraiths
• apparitions
• phantasms
• imps
• ghouls
• shades
• banes
• devils
• incubi
• banshees
• fantasms
• frights
• bogymen
• horribles
• monstrosities
• scourges
• abominations
• incubuses
• fiends
• anathemas