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Synonyms & Antonyms of banshee
a female spirit in Irish and Scottish stories who cries loudly to warn people that someone is going to die soon
- claimed to have heard the terrifying wail of a banshee
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for banshee
- apparition,
- bogey
- (also bogie or bogy),
- bugbear,
- familiar,
- familiar spirit,
- genius,
- phantasm
- (also fantasm),
- phantom,
- poltergeist,
- shade,
- shadow,
- specter
- (or spectre),
- spirit,
- spook,
- vision,
- wraith
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for banshee
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“Banshee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banshee. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of banshee was in 1771
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