Synonyms of spooky

spooky

adjective

ˈspü-kē 

1

as in excitable

easily excited by nature

a spooky horse shying at shadows

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excitable
• nervous
• unstable
• volatile
• anxious
• hyper
• jumpy
• emotional
• skittery
• fluttery
• jittery
• intense
• hyperkinetic
• hyperactive
• hyperexcitable
• spasmodic
• high-strung
• sensitive
• skittish
• irritable
• flighty
• soulful
• volcanic
• fiddle-footed
• dramatic
• tense
• edgy
• mercurial
• uptight
• melodramatic
• nervy
• hot-blooded
• temperamental
• hypersensitive
• emotionalistic
• histrionic
• perturbable
• irascible
• flibbertigibbety
• testy
• touchy
• prickly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• imperturbable
• unshakable
• unflappable
• cool
• collected
• calm
• serene
• nerveless
• tranquil
• unexcitable
• easy
• relaxed
• easygoing
• laid-back

2

as in eerie

fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic

a spooky tale of strange hauntings and mysterious reincarnations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eerie
• haunting
• creepy
• weird
• uncanny
• bizarre
• unearthly
• mysterious
• unusual
• ghostly
• ghoulish
• spectral
• terrifying
• spookish
• quirky
• curious
• odd
• ghastly
• quaint
• ghostlike
• uncommon
• supernatural
• outlandish
• peculiar
• metaphysical
• outré
• enigmatic
• horrible
• puzzling
• horrifying
• terrible
• queerish
• inscrutable
• preternatural
• unaccustomed
• dreadful
• fearsome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• normal
• common
• usual
• ordinary
• typical
• routine
• everyday
• commonplace
• natural
• prosaic
• unremarkable
• familiar
• unexceptional
• predictable
• expected

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spooky

To make things spookier, Warnke didn't have a hospital badge, meaning all the doors along the corridor were locked to her. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

The dramatic lighting and wax museums are just spooky enough to summon the spirit of the witch trials without being off-putting for children. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026

The Haunting at The Ridge has become spookier in its third year with more actors and a live stage show with the Cabaret Sinister. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Unfortunately, there are too many good films coming out this month to only make time for horror during the spookiest season of the year, and the Netflix library makes things particularly difficult. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026