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haunting

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of haunting

fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic

the haunting tones of the Highland bagpipes

Synonyms of haunting

creepy, eerie (also eery), spooky, uncanny, unearthly, weird

Words Related to haunting

ghastly, ghostlike, ghostly, ghoulish, spectral

bizarre, curious, odd, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, quirky

unaccustomed, uncommon, unusual

metaphysical, preternatural, supernatural

enigmatic (also enigmatical), inscrutable, mysterious, puzzling

Near Antonyms of haunting

common, commonplace, everyday, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual

expected, familiar, predictable

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