Synonyms of ghosts

ghosts 1 of 2

noun

plural of ghost

1

as in spirits

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

looked for ghosts in the graveyard on Halloween

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spirits
• apparitions
• shadows
• haunts
• phantoms
• visions
• specters
• wraiths
• poltergeists
• vampires
• zombies
• spooks
• demons
• angels
• materializations
• phantasms
• sprites
• ghouls
• shades
• familiar spirits
• visitants
• bogeys
• hants
• genies
• familiars
• daimones
• jinn
• devils
• doubles
• doppelgängers
• manes
• succubi
• incubi
• lemures
• imps
• fetches
• geniuses
• shaitans
• fiends
• cacodemons
• lamiae

2

as in damns

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damns
• hoots
• licks
• whits
• little
• figs
• shadows
• syllables
• beans
• raps
• bits
• continentals
• whoops
• particles
• specks
• squats
• diddly-squats
• hints
• darns
• diddlies
• jots
• iotas
• touches
• modicums
• suspicions
• doodley-squats
• rays
• glimmers
• tittles
• traces
• pins
• mites
• scruples
• ounces
• semblances
• peanuts
• shades
• scraps
• streaks
• shreds
• sprinklings
• crumbs
• spots
• strains
• driblets
• nips
• aces
• smidgens
• dabs
• skoshes
• snaps

3

as in relics

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relics
• traces
• shadows
• remnants
• echoes
• artifacts
• vestiges
• reminders
• corpses
• mementos
• remembrances
• remains
• hangovers
• leftovers
• residues
• remainders
• afterimages
• dregs
• scraps
• leavings
• balances
• residuals
• aftertastes
• rests
• oddments

4

as in demons

an evil spirit

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demons
• ghouls
• devils
• vampires
• spirits
• nightmares
• wraiths
• fairies
• goblins
• imps
• elves
• genies
• ghoulies
• monsters
• shadows
• fiends
• banshees
• phantoms
• visions
• cacodemons
• apparitions
• specters
• trolls
• hags
• dwarfs
• poltergeists
• shaitans
• spooks
• pixies
• faeries
• succubi
• incubi
• pucks
• phantasms
• jinn
• gnomes
• familiars
• leprechauns
• gremlins
• shades
• sprites
• brownies
• familiar spirits
• hobgoblins
• bugbears
• ogres
• kobolds
• lamiae
• bogeys
• fays
• afreets
• geniuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angels

ghosts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ghost

as in tiptoes

Related Words

• tiptoes
• pads
• edges
• worms
• creeps
• snakes
• inches
• crawls
• lurks
• steals
• slinks
• skulks
• sneaks
• mouses
• slides
• shirks
• pussyfoots
• mooches
• slips

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ghosts

Noun

The official residence was the site of two bloody coup attempts in the 1930s, and legend has it that the building is haunted by ghosts. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

However, for Penelope—and for myself—these ghosts are not liminal, but present. — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

From black cats and candy corn to ghosts and owls, the festive bistro items make classic Halloween motifs feel elegant and sophisticated. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Aug. 2026

This gravitationally lensed blazar could assist in that hunt, finally proving blazars are filling the universe with cosmic ghosts. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

As the lines between the living and dead blur, the book shows that our worst ghosts are the wounds in our own bloodlines. — Shane Hawk, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Concept art for Madame Leota’s Swinging Wake shows the street party will include familiar Haunted Mansion characters like the cemetery caretaker, grave diggers, ballroom dancers and a few of the 999 ghosts. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026

This pastel purple throw blanket features a cute pattern of playful ghosts. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026

Forced to confront the ghosts of their past, the partners must navigate a chilling winter landscape and an even darker human monstrosity. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026