Synonyms of ghostly

ghostly

adjective

as in spectral

of or relating to a ghost

A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.

Related Words

• spectral
• phantom
• dead
• ghostlike
• deadly
• mortal
• murderous
• deathly
• lifeless
• mortuary
• inert
• cadaverous
• inactive
• still
• quiescent
• fell
• killer
• fatal
• inoperative
• lethal
• macabre
• fateful
• baleful
• pestilent

Dissimilar Words

• active
• breathing
• live
• alive
• living
• animate
• vital
• whole
• sound
• well
• animated
• vivacious
• healthy
• wholesome
• robust
• hearty
• fit
• hale
• chipper
• able-bodied

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ghostly

When Lydia’s sister, Claudine, becomes Odette’s new stepmother, a ghostly presence emerges in the house — spurring a story about grief and motherhood. — Chloe Gong, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Detectors are becoming so large and so sensitive that they will soon be swamped with other ghostly particles called neutrinos that are generated in the sun and in Earth’s atmosphere. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Everything reached her from far away; her sensations were ghostly. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

Roth asks in one, referencing the ghostly figure careening overhead. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026