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Synonyms & Antonyms of ghoul
an evil spirit
- in Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey's hooves for feet
Synonyms for ghoul
Words Related to ghoul
- apparition,
- banshee,
- bogey
- (also bogie or bogy),
- bugbear,
- familiar,
- familiar spirit,
- genius,
- phantasm
- (also fantasm),
- phantom,
- poltergeist,
- shade,
- shadow,
- specter
- (or spectre),
- spirit,
- spook,
- vision,
- wraith
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“Ghoul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghoul. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of ghoul was in 1786
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