Synonyms of gremlins

gremlins

noun

plural of gremlin

as in fairies

an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers

during the World Wars, fighter pilots adopted the fanciful notion that gremlins were responsible for mechanical failures on their planes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fairies
• elves
• goblins
• dwarfs
• trolls
• faeries
• pixies
• gnomes
• sprites
• leprechauns
• brownies
• hobgoblins
• pucks
• fays
• kobolds
• little people
• ghouls
• changelings
• imps
• banshees
• nixies
• ogres
• kelpies
• hags

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gremlins

Boarding yourself up in a movie palace like one of Joe Dante’s gremlins seems sort of reasonable under the circumstances. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2026

Whatever electronic gremlins the first models came out with have long been sorted. — New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Rather, those little, unseen gremlins just proliferate in silence. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026

In recent weeks, social media users, especially on X, have been noticing increasing references to goblins, along with other fantasy creatures such as gremlins, ogres and trolls in ChatGPT’s answers to user queries. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026

Don’t let fear of your inner gremlins stop you from self-work to uplevel your life. — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2026

Don’t let fear of your inner gremlins stop you from self-work to level up your life. — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026

Of course, chaos ensues when those rules are broken, unleashing a horde of mischievous, destructive gremlins on his small town. — Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025

The notion of gremlins was first conceived during the 1920s when mechanical failures in Royal Air Force aircraft were jokingly blamed on the small monsters. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025