ghosts

The word “ghosts” has 1 syllable: ghosts

It's pronounced as /ɡoʊsts/

What is synonym and antonym for ghosts?

In the thesaurus, “ghosts” has 174 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ghosts along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for ghosts

aces
afreets
afrits
afterimages
aftertastes
angels
apparitions
artifacts
balances
banshees
beans
bits
bogeys
bogies
brownies
bugbears
cacodemons
continentals
corpses
crawls
creeps
crumbs
dabs
daemons
daimones
daimons
damns
darns
demons
devils
diddlies
diddly-squats
djinn
djinns
doodley-squats
doodly-squats
doppelgangers
doubles
dregs
driblets
durns
dwarfs
dwarves
echoes
echos
edges
elves
faeries
fairies
familiar spirits
familiars
fantasms
fays
fetches
fiends
figs
genies
genii
geniuses
ghoulies
ghouls
glimmers
gnomes
goblins
gremlins
hags
hangovers
hants
haunts
hints
hobgoblins
hoots
imps
inches
incubi
incubuses
iotas
jinn
jinns
jots
kobolds
lamiae
lamias
leavings
leftovers
lemures
leprechauns
licks
little
lurks
manes
materializations
mementoes
mementos
mites
modicums
monsters
mooches
mouses
nightmares
nips
oddments
ogres
ounces
pads
particles
peanuts
phantasms
phantoms
pins
pixies
poltergeists
pucks
pussyfoots
raps
rays
relics
remainders
remains
remembrances
reminders
remnants
residuals
residues
rests
scraps
scruples
semblances
shades
shadows
shaitans
shirks
shreds
skoshes
skulks
slides
slinks
slips
smidgens
smidgeons
smidges
smidgins
snakes
snaps
sneaks
specks
specters
spectres
spirits
spooks
spots
sprinklings
sprites
squats
steals
strains
streaks
succubi
suspicions
syllables
tiptoes
tittles
touches
traces
trolls
vampires
vestiges
visions
visitants
whits
whoops
worms
wraiths
zombies

Antonyms for ghosts

angels

Meanings of ghosts

noun
1. The spirit; the soul of man.
2. The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
3. Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
4. A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
5. An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
6. A ghostwriter.
7. An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
8. An image of a file or hard disk.
9. An understudy.
10. A covert (and deniable) agent.
11. The faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
12. An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
13. A dead person whose identity is stolen by another. See ghosting.
14. (in names of species) White or pale.
15. (in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
16. Abandoned.
17. Remnant; the remains of a(n).
18. Perceived or listed but not real.
19. Of cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
20. Substitute.
verb
1. To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.
2. To die; to expire.
3. To ghostwrite.
4. To sail seemingly without wind.
5. To copy a file or hard drive image.
6. To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable.
7. To forcibly disconnect an IRC user who is using one's reserved nickname.
8. To appear without warning; to move quickly and quietly; to slip.
9. To kill.
10. To break up with someone without warning or explanation; to perform an act of ghosting.

Example Sentences

People say that old house is haunted by ghosts.
He doesn’t believe in ghosts, but he still won’t go near the cemetery at night.
The story is about two ghosts who try to scare away new tenants.
Children dressed as ghosts roamed the neighborhood on Halloween.
She claimed she could see ghosts in her dreams.

On this page you'll find 175 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ghosts, such as: aces, afreets, afrits, afterimages, aftertastes, angels, apparitions.

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