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ghost

Synonyms & Antonyms of ghost

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people

looked for ghosts in the graveyard on Halloween

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2 the smallest amount or part imaginable

she may be a good endurance runner, but she doesn't stand a ghost of a chance of winning in a sprint

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3 a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished

the down-at-the-heels town house is but a ghost of the neighborhood's former grandeur

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artifact

4 an evil spirit

the vengeful ghosts of seamen who were deliberately shipwrecked upon these shores

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hag
[archaic],
lamia,
vampire

afreet
(or afrit),
genie,
jinni
(or jinn also djinni or djinn)

monster,
ogre

Near Antonyms for ghost

angel

ghost

Synonyms of ghost (Entry 2 of 2)

as in pad, tiptoe

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ghost

pad,
tiptoe

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