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

From giant ghosts and pumpkins to creepy characters and playful designs, larger-than-life inflatables are a fun way to take your outdoor Halloween decorations to the next level. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 10 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

There’s ghosts, there’s futures, there’s residue in this building—there’s sweat from colonial histories that reside in brick and concrete for centuries. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Every present thought, every present feeling, collides with a league of their familial ghosts. — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

The ghosts of actress Molly Ringwald’s Hollywood past have come back to haunt her. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

The Canadian producer/musician creates songs that feel like they’re haunted by their own ghosts, laced with intertwining echoes, tiny sonic fractures, and a palpable sense of place. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

And there’s always a chance that ancient DNA or archeology could ultimately tell us a bit more about what these ghosts might have been. — ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

The employer ghosts the applicant, and eventually the applicant ghosts back, accepting the offer and never appearing. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026