Synonyms of spectral

spectral

adjective

as in haunting

of, relating to, or suggestive of a ghost

They spotted a spectral figure in the window of the old abandoned house.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• haunting
• eerie
• creepy
• phantom
• ghostly
• weird
• supernatural
• eery
• ghostlike
• metaphysical
• ghoulish
• unearthly
• transcendental
• ghastly
• paranormal
• terrifying
• transcendent
• preternatural
• spooky
• spiritual
• uncanny
• thin
• other-worldly
• murderous
• cadaverous
• gaseous
• invisible
• incorporeal
• disembodied
• ethereal
• nonphysical
• vaporous
• wraithlike
• immaterial
• diaphanous
• intangible
• bodiless
• spookish
• insubstantial
• fell
• formless
• nonmaterial
• unsubstantial
• impalpable
• dead
• unbodied
• tenuous
• macabre
• killer
• quiescent
• horrifying
• lifeless
• inert
• airy
• inactive
• baleful
• lethal
• horrible
• still
• insensible
• terrible
• fatal
• fearsome
• dreadful
• inoperative
• deadly
• fateful
• mortal
• wispish
• pestilent
• deathly
• mortuary
• gossamery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• active
• breathing
• live
• living
• energetic
• alive
• vital
• spirited
• vigorous
• animate
• lively
• animated
• animal
• gay
• jazzy
• vivacious
• visible
• brisk
• bouncing
• observable
• jaunty
• sprightly
• discernible
• perky
• carnal
• peppy
• racy
• pert
• physical
• frisky
• tangible
• detectable
• snappy
• spanking
• noticeable
• discernable
• springy
• massive
• sensible
• solid
• fleshly
• substantial
• corporeal
• heavy
• palpable
• bulky
• sound
• zippy
• whole
• sparky
• material
• bodily
• robust
• sprightful
• healthy
• well
• fit
• wholesome
• hearty
• hale
• chipper
• able-bodied

Examples of spectral in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The serpentine trip-hop track lives somewhere in the haze between haunting and euphoric, with a warmth and sensuality that permeate the spectral space beneath pinku’s soft, siren-like voice. —Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024

Ghost Sims who build special connections with each other can also pair up for a special, spectral Woohoo inside objects of all shapes and sizes. —Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024

The spectral microscope that the IAS scientists built included a small, sealed chamber in which the bit of asteroid grit was placed; the chamber was pumped free of earthly atmosphere to prevent contamination that would yield misleading results. —Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024

The installation was spectral and strange and, like all of Kiswanson’s work, transmitted an oblique yet powerful sense of loss. —Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024