zombie

noun

variants also zombi
Definition of zombienext
as in vampire

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Recent Examples of zombie Closing the Manhattan Bridge, diverting traffic, and managing the safety of staging a zombie apocalypse downtown required the cooperation and manpower of multiple agencies with their own sets of pressing priorities and responsibilities. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 30 June 2026 The flies, popularly known as zombie flies, lay eggs inside the abdomen of bees. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 29 June 2026 These are the shows that capture our post-9/11 paranoia through science fiction, or the fear of economic collapse through the zombie apocalypse, or our obsession with individuality through 1960s advertising. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026 The zombie movie that started it all, 1968's Night of the Living Dead, established all the genre's rules in one short, sharp shocker. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for zombie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
  1. vampire
  2. succubus
  3. incubus
  4. ghoul
Noun
  • The countdown clock is ticking, and both Lestat the vampire and Lestat the TV season are frittering away their last moments on restating the facts.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • The vampire saved the show from imminent cancelation, prompting a spike in ratings and a new direction away from a moody Jane Eyre-like gothic romance style to outright supernatural (if unintentionally campy) horror.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
Definition of vampire
Noun
  • There are many cons to dating a succubus.
    — Erin La Rosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • The Warrens attempted to vanquish the succubus with prayer, crosses and holy water, and even had a police officer with them for protection.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Definition of succubus
Noun
  • The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.
    — Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of incubus
Noun
  • Night of the Living Dead centers all the action at a farmhouse, where seven people attempt to ward off the ghouls — without any prior knowledge of how to do so.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
  • As boss-man turns into a cantering, slavering, apparently all-over treble-jointed ghoul, Young-cheol announces that his own living blood contains the only antidote.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 29 May 2026
Definition of ghoul

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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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