Boogeyman

/ˈbʊɡiˌmæn/

Synonyms for "boogeyman" (17 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

bete noirebogey
Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (5)

Related words (8)

Noun(7 words)
cocofear figurefear symbollegendary terrormythical creatureperceived threatthreat metaphor
mumbo jumbo

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

7 entries
creaturedangerfolklore charactermonstermythical beingriskthreat

More specific

6 entries
childhood monstereconomic boogeymanfolk monstermedia boogeymanpolitical boogeymanscary figure

Collocations

6 entries
boogeyman archetypeboogeyman figureboogeyman mythchildhood boogeymaneconomic boogeymanfolk boogeyman

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There's a boogeyman under my bed.

Source: tatoeba (371431)

The boogeyman kidnaps naughty children.

Source: tatoeba (7063273)

[Screams .] Bogeyman! You nail the windows shut. I'll get the gun. [ Grunts .] Bart, I don't want to alarm you but there may be a bogeyman or bogeymen in the house.

Source: wiktionary

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