Synonyms of specter

specter

noun

ˈspek-tər 

variants or spectre

as in haunt

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

• haunt
• ghost
• shadow
• wraith
• phantom
• spook
• apparition
• bogy
• vision
• phantasm
• zombie
• materialization
• ghoul
• demon
• poltergeist
• spirit
• vampire
• bogie
• bogey
• sprite
• visitant
• familiar spirit
• zombi
• daimon
• hant
• fantasm
• shade
• familiar
• doppelganger
• double
• genie
• angel
• djinn
• doppelgänger
• jinn
• incubus
• fetch
• jinni
• daemon
• succubus
• djinni
• genius
• manes
• imp
• lamia
• devil
• shaitan
• lemures
• fiend
• cacodemon

Examples of specter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the specter of a really divisive presidential election has also heightened their resolve to keep their personal views to themselves. —Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024

The slowdown in hiring is raising the specter that the Federal Reserve has acted too slowly to cut interest rates, which the central bank last month maintained at their highest level in 23 years. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2024

But in truth, there is no evidence for these claims — only the ever-present specter of transphobia and anti-intersex hate in sports. —Samantha Riedel, Them, 2 Aug. 2024

The partnerships also raise the specter of monopolies — the concentration of economic power. —Sigal Samuel, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024