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Synonyms of zombie

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Another word for zombie is walker. Other synonyms of zombie are living dead, deadhead, walking dead, zed and intellectual prostitute.

Synonyms and similar words for zombie

nounA person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his...

nounA dead person, reanimated through some fictional agency as a fungus, virus, or the like, that has...

nounAn information worker who has signed a nondisclosure agreement.

nounMarijuana, or similar drugs.

nounA hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks...

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Meaning of zombie

  1. noun A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be harmful.
  2. noun A dead person, reanimated through some fictional agency as a fungus, virus, or the like, that has an insatiable desire to eat living humans, typically depicted as aggressive, fast moving, and infectious.
  3. noun An apathetic or slow-witted person.

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Questions about synonyms of zombie

What is another word for zombie?
Zombie has 60 synonyms on Word.ws, such as walker, living dead, deadhead, walking dead, zed, intellectual prostitute, bhang and boo.
What does zombie mean?
Zombie means a person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be harmful.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zombie (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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