Synonyms of wraith

wraith

noun

ˈrāth 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ghost
• apparition
• spirit
• phantom
• vampire
• demon
• specter
• phantasm
• haunt
• poltergeist
• shadow
• zombie
• sprite
• spook
• materialization
• vision
• angel
• visitant
• familiar spirit
• bogey
• ghoul
• hant
• shade
• daimon
• genie
• familiar
• doppelgänger
• succubus
• double
• incubus
• jinni
• fetch
• lemures
• shaitan
• imp
• manes
• genius
• devil
• lamia
• fiend
• cacodemon

Example Sentences

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

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