spookish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spookish
Adjective
  • D’Angelo understood the ways in which restraint can be infinitely more haunting—and more alluring—than aggression.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Lisa Marie and Riley’s dual voices weave a haunting, intimate duet about family, grief, and carrying a legacy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Hidden passageways, dungeons frozen in time, and eerie corridors are like catnip for those with a proclivity toward the paranormal.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Divers have told tales of muffled voices, phantom lights and shadows, and other eerie encounters during their time beneath the sea.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Keep the creepy vibe going by navigating the Great Godfrey Maze or the Demange Farm Corn Maze by flashlight.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, as with many Woody Allen scenarios, what once seemed light as a feather now feels a little creepy.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Spookish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spookish. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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