Banshee

/bænˈʃiː/

Synonyms for "banshee" (86 found)

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Closest matches (18)

apparition appearance ariel astralastral spiritbefind brownie cluricaune control corrigandeparted spiritdisembodied spiritduppy dwarf dybbuk eidolon

Noun(2 words)

banshiedeath omen

Strong matches (25)

elf fairyfairy queenfay finnbeara form ghost gnome goblingrateful deadgremlin guide hant haunt hob idolum immateriality imp incorporealincorporeal being

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incorporeity kobold larva lemures

Noun(1 words)

harpy

Related words (43)

leprechaun mab manes masan materialization oberon oni ouphe peri phantasm phantasma phantom pixie poltergeist pooka presence puca pwca revenant shade

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shadow shapeshrouded spiritspecterspectral ghostspirit spook sprite sylph sylphid theophany titania unsubstantiality visionwalking dead manwandering soulwraith zombie

Noun(5 words)

nag phantom shrew specterwailing spirit

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More general

6 entries

disembodied spiritepithetmythical beingpejorative termspiritsupernatural entity

More specific

5 entries

death omenfey figureharridankeening wailnag

Collocations

6 entries

Irish folklorebanshee legenddeath omenfemale spiritkeening wailmythical being

Inflections

1 entries

banshees

Derivations

3 entries

bansheehood bansheeish bansheeism

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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The banshee let out a blood-curdling scream.

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She wandered like a banshee through the castle's alleys. She was no longer the king's favorite, she had been deposed.

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Late had he heard, in prophet's dream, / The fatal Ben-Shie's boding scream […].

Source: wiktionary

Where's this old banshee that runs the place?

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