GHOULIE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

ghoulie

noun

ˈgü-lē

Definition of ghoulie

as in ghost

an evil spirit a tale of a decrepit mansion haunted by a gallery of ghoulies

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angel

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Noun

Trouble is, the place is haunted by racist ghosts (Stranger Things’ Brett Gelman and Ari Dayan) with dark motives of their own.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026
Kennecott offers a mix of ghost-town dwellings, historic attractions, and trails.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

Definition of ghost

Noun

Night of the Living Dead centers all the action at a farmhouse, where seven people attempt to ward off the ghouls — without any prior knowledge of how to do so.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
As boss-man turns into a cantering, slavering, apparently all-over treble-jointed ghoul, Young-cheol announces that his own living blood contains the only antidote.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 29 May 2026

Definition of ghoul

Noun

The new season will focus heavily on the original vampire, Akasha, portrayed by Sheila Atim in The Vampire Lestat.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Among his vulnerable confessions include a detailed recollection of his first love, Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), who became a vampire with Lestat.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of vampire

Noun

Daniel isn’t this devil’s only minion; Armand’s got an Illumination movie’s worth of cronies doing his bidding.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
The scene was both serious and strange — after all, this was Vegas and a member of the Satanic temple with black devil horns affixed to the top of his head was waiting for his turn on the microphone.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026

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