LAMIAS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

lamiae

noun

variants or lamias

plural of lamia

as in vampires

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Noun

The teen drama, based on the 1992 movie of the same name, was about the title character battling vampires and other baddies plus high school at the same time.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026
And making the eyes of the vampires glow red was no easy feat.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of vampires

Noun

Oh, and a seventh-circle’s worth of personal demons which, big break or not, show no signs of giving Green a rest.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026
The original seven-season series followed Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, a young woman who slays vampires, demons and other supernatural creatures with the help of her friends.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of demons

Noun

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

Definition of ghouls

Noun

These nine classics skillfully keep audiences guessing while depicting different kinds of waking nightmares, making the protagonists’ traumas our own for a few entertaining hours.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
As more time passed and Minnesota remained within striking distance, nightmares of last season morphed into reality.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of nightmares

Noun

The island village is beset by sea hags, serial killers, creepy clowns and other evils that interfere with Tom’s dream of turning Widow’s Bay into a Martha’s Vineyard-like tourist destination.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026
Martha’s Vineyard also has knife-wielding men in masks and creepy sea hags!

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Definition of hags

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