Synonyms of ghouls

ghouls

noun

plural of ghoul

as in demons

an evil spirit

in Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey's hooves for feet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• angels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ghouls

The film follows a group of adults in an isolated Pennsylvania farmhouse, as hoards of flesh-eating ghouls overrun the country and infiltrate their residence. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Six Flags Great America has transformed once more for its 35th Fright Fest, bringing demons, ghosts, ghouls and other things that go bump in the night to the park. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Gemma even winds up having to give a teeth cleaning to one of the silent, creepy ghouls pursuing her. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

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

Created by a number of its stars, Ghosts originated on the BBC in 2019, following a group of ghouls from different historical periods haunting a country house while sharing the house with its new living occupants. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026

Here was music that pushed the genre back to the realm of ghosts and ghouls, the ideal soundtrack for doing battle with Dracula on the spiral staircase of his manor. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026

Even a half-century later, the undead ghouls that descend upon survivors in a Pennsylvania farm house are timeless and the gut-punch ending couldn't be more timely. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026

With Adam Roberts announcing the tempos on the baby grand piano, the ghouls in Tevye’s nightmare emerge from around the fourposter. — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026