Ghoul

/ɡuːl/

Synonyms for "ghoul" (101 found)

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Closest matches (21)

afreet ape-manbaba yagabarghestbete noirebody snatcherbogey bogeyman booster bugaboo bugbear cacodemonchicken thiefcon mancrook daeva demonden of thievesdevil

Noun(2 words)

body snatcherdemon

Strong matches (30)

devil incarnatedracula dybbuk embezzlerevil geniusevil spiritfee-faw-fumfiendfiend from hellfilcher frankenstein frightener ganef genie genius ghost graftergrave robbergyre harpy

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hellhound hellion hellkite hobgoblinholy terrorhorror incubusjewel thief

Noun(2 words)

devourer graverobber

Related words (50)

jinni jinniyeh lamialand pirateland sharkland-grabber larcener larcenist lifter lilith monster nightmare ogre ogress peculatorpetty thiefphantom pilferer poacher prowler

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purloiner rakshasa revenant robber satan scarebabe scarecrow scarer scrounger shedu shopliftersneak thiefspecter stealer succubus swindler terrorthe undeadthief vampire werewolfwhite-collar thiefwolf manwolf-man yogini

Noun(5 words)

monster revenant undead vampires zombie

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries

being creatureevil spiritmonstermythical beingstealer thief

More specific

4 entries

corpse eaterdesert demongraveyard demonundead scavenger

Collocations

5 entries

arabic ghoulcorpse eaterghoul mythologygraveyard ghoulhorror fiction ghoul

Inflections

1 entries

ghouls

Derivations

3 entries

ghouishly ghoulish ghoulishness

Sample sentences

5 total sentences available.

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A ghoul haunts this basement.

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Wake up! The Great Ghoul Duel is about to begin!

Source: tatoeba (11217169)

The other chamber had shown a pack of ghouls and witches over-running the world of our forefathers, but this one brought the horror right into our own daily life!.

Source: wiktionary

From my laboratory in the Castle east To the master bedroom, where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes They did the Mash They did the Monster Mash.

Source: wiktionary

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