LAMIAS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

lamiae

noun

variants or lamias

plural of lamia

as in vampires

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Noun

The show followed Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, as a high school student who also saves the world from vampires and demons.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026
Over the course of 22 episodes, the Doomies crew encounters vampires, parasitic demons, vicious mermaids, and some spirits specific to French folklore, all rendered as real threats towards our heroes.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

Definition of vampires

Noun

But Jesus eventually heals the man and casts the demons into a herd of pigs, which tumble over a cliff and drown.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The show followed Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, as a high school student who also saves the world from vampires and demons.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Definition of demons

Noun

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

Definition of ghouls

Noun

Facts + Comments A medication derived from cannabis significantly reduced nightmares in patients with PTSD, according to German researchers.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Now in rehabilitation outside Khartoum, hundreds of former child fighters struggle with physical wounds, nightmares and family rejection as global agencies push Sudan to free and protect these boys.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 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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