Definitions

ghosts

[gohsts] / goʊsts /

NOUN

spirit of the dead

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demon devil phantom shadow soul specter vampire vision

STRONG

apparition appearance banshee daemon haunt kelpie manes phantasm poltergeist revenant shade spook visitor wraith zombie

WEAK

eidolon ethereal being incorporeal being

Antonyms

STRONGEST

angel god reality

WEAK

being entity

Example Sentences

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A 71-year-old woman has said she feels "absolutely sick" after being told she would be evicted from her home on the estate where the BBC sitcom Ghosts was filmed.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Ghosts must always be confronted before they can be exorcised.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

Ghosts permitting, the grand reopening of the Monarch Bar and Gothic Lounge is now set for Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

The future of art is very much the theme of “Your Ghosts Are Mine: Expanded Cinema, Amplified Voices,” a film and video installation that coincides with this year’s Venice Biennale.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Ghosts without, horrors within, and nowhere to turn.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor