GHOSTS Synonyms: 175 Similar and Opposite Words

ghosts 1 of 2

noun

plural of ghost

as in spirits

the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people looked for ghosts in the graveyard on Halloween

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as in damns

the smallest amount or part imaginable she may be a good endurance runner, but she doesn't stand a ghost of a chance of winning in a sprint

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as in relics

a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished the down-at-the-heels town house is but a ghost of the neighborhood's former grandeur

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as in demons

an evil spirit the vengeful ghosts of seamen who were deliberately shipwrecked upon these shores

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angels

ghosts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ghost

as in tiptoes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghosts

Noun

Of course, neither dragons nor demons can be trusted, and the pact traps them in a decades-long, globe-spanning ritual of sacrifice and death.

Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Jackson apparently was struggling with some inner demons in this period.

Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025

Definition of demons

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