AFREETS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

afreets

noun

variants or afrits

plural of afreet

as in ghouls

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Noun

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
Created by a number of its stars, Ghosts originated on the BBC in 2019, following a group of ghouls from different historical periods haunting a country house while sharing the house with its new living occupants.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Mar. 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

Wynonna, with help from her younger sister, the town’s sheriff and an infamous Wild West gunslinger, must save her hometown from demons and other supernatural creatures.

— Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
In the film, Tanjiro, Nezuko and the Hashira are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where the Demon Slayer Corps must confront the terrifying Upper Rank demons.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of demons

Noun

His strong corner is fighting werewolves, vampires and Paul Bunyon.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026
In their respective grief, mommy issues, daughter issues, and, in the case of Armand and Daniel, daddy issues, our vampires are giving each other a run for their money over who is the most beautiful, most unwell.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 June 2026

Definition of vampires

Noun

It could be argued baseball isn't America's pastime any longer, yet there's something poetic and haunting in this beautiful film that explores the sport as well as ghosts of our past.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The savory along the river is teeming with bees, and small white moths light among the ghosts of withered bergamot.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of ghosts

Noun

Now imagine all their parents having nightmares that this was their university experience.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Set amid the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, the tragic tale of Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) is famous for allowing real nightmares to masquerade as bloody fairytales.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

Definition of nightmares

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