AFREETS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

afreets

noun

variants or afrits

plural of afreet

as in ghouls

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angels

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Noun

Gemma even winds up having to give a teeth cleaning to one of the silent, creepy ghouls pursuing her.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
Night of the Living Dead centers all the action at a farmhouse, where seven people attempt to ward off the ghouls — without any prior knowledge of how to do so.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026

Definition of ghouls

Noun

But as the djinn becomes embodied, the delicate balance between the real and the supernatural starts to falter.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 June 2026
In the centuries-old Cape Town Muslim community of my childhood, none of this was particularly unusual; older people spoke freely about ghosts or jinn, counseling us to take precautions of prayers, salt, incense, to limit our interaction with them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025

Definition of jinn

Noun

But honestly, what got me the most excited was less about the supernatural concept of demons coming to this world.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
As Capers endured a whirlwind of intense scrutiny during that time, he was forced to confront painful memories and long-dormant demons.

— Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of demons

Noun

Bedbugs are sometimes called the vampires of the insect world — hiding during the day and coming out at night to feast on human blood.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
The show followed Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, as a high school student who also saves the world from vampires and demons.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Definition of vampires

Noun

Ivan’s room feels practically airless, his face obscured in shadows, or captured in hazy side profiles, as Anica’s bright, concerned gaze holds the frame’s focus.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
While looking at the shadows, Crimmins allegedly maneuvered the grapple so that its shadow appeared to grab Lynch’s shadow.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shadows

Noun

But her kindly and supportive cop boyfriend Nick (Brandon Perea) rightly insists that the duo should perhaps move out of the house when Gemma’s habitual nightmares intensify.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
As the title suggests, the film indeed opens with a dream, one that emerges from the nightmares of history.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of nightmares

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