Synonyms of specter

specter

noun

ˈspek-tər 

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of specter

But the specter of a public vote on the project continues to linger as a group of petitioners who oppose using public tax dollars on the stadium demands that voters get a say. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

And the specter of inflation, oil prices and higher construction costs doesn’t help. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Unlike so many of his former teammates who grapple daily with the specter of potential CTE symptoms, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback is focusing on a problem that is quiet but far more common in NFL players, as well as millions of Americans. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

What Roth is troubleshooting is a 35-pound humanoid sculpture emerging out the back of the dress and wrapping its arms around Roth’s upper body—a faceless specter looming over him that one armchair critic likens to something from Spirit Halloween. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026