Synonyms of banshee

banshee

noun

as in demon

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 & Similar Words

• demon
• phantom
• ghoul
• wraith
• ghost
• vampire
• apparition
• hag
• goblin
• nightmare
• devil
• spook
• poltergeist
• spirit
• specter
• phantasm
• monster
• imp
• spectre
• familiar
• incubus
• bugbear
• fantasm
• lamia
• fairy
• cacodemon
• pixie
• succubus
• familiar spirit
• shaitan
• ghoulie
• bogy
• vision
• bogey
• gnome
• troll
• fiend
• faerie
• genie
• bogie
• shadow
• gremlin
• genius
• pixy
• dwarf
• shade
• elf
• jinni
• jinn
• djinn
• ogre
• leprechaun
• faery
• fay
• sprite
• kobold
• djinni
• puck
• afreet
• brownie
• hobgoblin
• afrit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angel

• angel

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