LAMIAS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

lamiae

noun

variants or lamias

plural of lamia

as in vampires

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Noun

Many Orlando-area homes feature skeletons that tower over the neighborhood, witchy covens, horror movie icons, clowns, pirate ships, pumpkins, zombies and vampires.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
It is nearly considered folkloric, with contemporary vampires still mirroring the characteristics of Polidori’s Ruthven.

— Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of vampires

Noun

Rest assured, the only demons in Phony appear to be figurative.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
More specifically, this collision of AI in education and the resurgence of race demons makes for a precarious time in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computing (STEM) education.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of demons

Noun

Horror’s bloody images lurk in the shadows – from ghouls leering over people’s lawns to skeletons hanging from trees – whether invited or not.

— Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026
At its strongest, Crossing the Red Line paints an important portrait of the ghouls who prosecuted the genocide in Gaza, offering an historically crucial record of their conduct and their failures.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of ghouls

Noun

In the 1980s a woman and her daughter began having nightmares about a long-haired woman in a long dress struggling to rise from the bottom of a lake.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Others incorporate unique themes, play on nightmares and stir up clinical cases of the heebie-jeebies.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 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

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