wraith

noun

ˈrāth How to pronounce wraith (audio)
Definition of wraithnext
as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people the people who once lived here believed that their world was populated by wraiths and witches

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Recent Examples of wraith On his journey, Geralt slices up several soldiers, a giant, ogre-like creature and a ghostly wraith. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025 In the footage, Geralt approaches the domain of a wraith and battles the skeletal specter, culminating in a heart-ripping moment. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025 In the video above, Geralt goes head-to-spectral-head with a wraith. — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025 Chen is the wraith-like heart of this story, but her character strains belief even in a shaky hand of a movie that operates with all the internal logic of a gambling addiction. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wraith
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraith
  1. ghost
  2. apparition
  3. spirit
  4. phantom
Noun
  • The same applies to the Lake of Tears, which seemed really important when Jim’s ghost showed up to tell Ethan to find it.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The English have to contend with not only the ghost of Maradona’s two goals, but also the altitude in Mexico City, which is about 7,350 feet above sea level.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of ghost
Noun
  • The music starts to shift beginning with the third episode, when Lestat becomes overwhelmed by the apparition of his abusive maker and other ghosts, including Claudia, whose killing he’d been forced to witness firsthand.
    — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
  • Reports of strange sounds, apparitions, and unexplained encounters continue to attract visitors.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Definition of apparition
Noun
  • Timothée Chalamet, who has established a penchant for outré themed courtside outfits to cheer on his beloved New York Knicks, transferred his spirit to root for his other team France.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Lestat has hired the witch Merrick Mayfair (Sarah Afful) to commune with Claudia’s spirit so that Louis can properly say good-bye to their dead sister-daughter.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of spirit
Noun
  • That’s the £312 million phantom.
    — Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Such a designation, evidently, would save agents from wasting time chasing phantoms.
    — Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of phantom

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