variants
or spectre
as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of specter
In Sequences, the specter of death looms large, the space between life and death, Michals would suggest wasn’t all the separate but perhaps a never-ending cycle.
—
Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 June 2026
The specter of shifting politics deters drillers from taking up new licenses.
—Ari Natter, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026
African diasporic people’s contentious history with these formations of motherhood create specters of separation as reproductive injustice.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Trump is a friend of UFC boss Dana White and an investor in UFC stock, raising the specter of a conflict of interest.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for specter
Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 June 2026
The specter of shifting politics deters drillers from taking up new licenses.
—Ari Natter, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026
African diasporic people’s contentious history with these formations of motherhood create specters of separation as reproductive injustice.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Trump is a friend of UFC boss Dana White and an investor in UFC stock, raising the specter of a conflict of interest.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for specter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specter
Noun
-
Reports of strange sounds, apparitions, and unexplained encounters continue to attract visitors.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
-
Why then, when discussing body image after weight changes, is our culture reaching for the language of vexing apparitions and death?—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
-
Elytra Dark will serve as a transfer vehicle to bring the Blue ghost lander to the moon.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
-
California is hardest hit, with officials dismantling 'ghost' agencies created to steal taxpayer money.—
Wes Kilgore,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
-
The Moroccan American Council fosters cultural traditions and community spirit, and the South Florida chapter formed after Morocco opened a consulate in Miami two years ago, one of just two in the United States, along with New York City.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
-
The bad news for The Bold And The Beautiful and The Young & The Restless fans is that no talent from those series will cross over to Hollywood Starlet, but Bell said the vertical series will capture the spirit of those shows, in turn swerving some less savory elements in some microdrama.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
14 June 2026
Noun
-
That’s the £312 million phantom.—
Maman Ibrahim,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
-
Such a designation, evidently, would save agents from wasting time chasing phantoms.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specter. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
