SPOOKISH Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

spookish

adjective

Definition of spookish

as in haunting

fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic the spookish interior of a Victorian mansion that had seen better days

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The couple made their relationship public in 2008 and went on to appear together in Kelly Reichardt's haunting neo-Western Meek's Cutoff (2010).

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Her mainstream breakthrough — and legacy-making performance — arrived with a haunting performance as stalker superfan Annie Wilkes in the 1990 film adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

Definition of haunting

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As the Emcee, an eerie, contorted figure who represents the slow blackening of the city’s soul, Muscato picks up from a prestigious line of talent that includes Eddie Redmayne, Billy Porter and Matt Willis.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Even when BookTok does rally around a quote-unquote serious writer—such as Sally Rooney or Ottessa Moshfegh—there is a veneer of genre favoritism and eerie self-identification.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

Definition of eerie

Adjective

Or perhaps more accurately, like a gleeful romp with friends through a haunted-house attraction at a regional fair, with various creepy creatures leaping suddenly out of the darkness.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
The voice in the trailer is creepy and not in the way that Wonka is meant to be creepy.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 30 June 2026

Definition of creepy

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