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spooky

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of spooky

1 easily excited by nature

a spooky horse shying at shadows

Synonyms of spooky

excitable, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hyper, hyperactive, hyperkinetic, jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittish, spasmodic

Words Related to spooky

hot-blooded, mercurial, temperamental, unstable, volatile, volcanic

anxious, edgy, flibbertigibbety, nervy, tense, uptight

emotional, emotionalistic, hypersensitive, intense, sensitive, soulful

Near Antonyms of spooky

calm, collected, cool, serene, tranquil

easy, easygoing, laid-back, relaxed

Antonyms of spooky

imperturbable, nerveless, unexcitable, unflappable, unshakable

2 fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic

a spooky tale of strange hauntings and mysterious reincarnations

Synonyms of spooky

creepy, eerie (also eery), haunting, uncanny, unearthly, weird

Words Related to spooky

ghastly, ghostlike, ghostly, ghoulish, spectral

bizarre, curious, odd, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, quirky

unaccustomed, uncommon, unusual

metaphysical, preternatural, supernatural

enigmatic (also enigmatical), inscrutable, mysterious, puzzling

Near Antonyms of spooky

common, commonplace, everyday, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual

expected, familiar, predictable

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