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Synonyms of ghost

22 similar words

Another word for ghost is phantom. Other synonyms of ghost are bogey, apparition and revenant.

Synonyms and similar words for ghost

nounA disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

  • apparitionAn unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity...
  • bogeyA ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
  • phantomA ghost or apparition.
  • revenantA supernatural being that returns from the dead; a zombie or ghost.
  • specter
  • spookA ghost or phantom.

nounA spirit; a human soul.

  • essence
  • soul
  • spiritA supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
  • anima

nounAny faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.

nounA false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar...

nounA faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.

  • shadowA spirit; a ghost; a shade.

nounA copy of a file or record.

nounA covert (and deniable) agent.

verbSynonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in...

Meaning of ghost

  1. noun A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
  2. noun A spirit; a human soul.
  3. noun Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.

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Questions about synonyms of ghost

What is another word for ghost?
Ghost has 22 synonyms on Word.ws, such as phantom, bogey, apparition and revenant.
What does ghost mean?
Ghost means a disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.

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