Spook

/spuːk/

Synonyms for "spook" (126 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Noun(6 words)

ghost specter alarm apparition creep demon

affright agent agitate alarm apparition appearance astralastral spiritawe banshee bogey bug case character control convulsecurdle the blooddeparted spiritdiscomposedisembodied spirit

Strong matches (37)

Noun(5 words)

dismay frighten ghostsintelligence officernigger

disquiet distract disturb duck duppy dybbuk eccentric eidolon embroil form fright frighten funk ghost ghostwritegrateful deadguide hant haunt horripilate

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idolum immateriality incorporealincorporeal beingincorporeity larva lemuresmake one tremblemanes masan materialization obsess

Related words (63)

oddball oddity oni original perturb phantasm phantasma phantom poltergeist possess presence psych quizraise apprehensionsrevenant ruffle scare shade shadow shake

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shapeshrouded spiritspecterspectral ghostspectrum spirit sprite spy stagger startle terrify terrorize theophany throwthrow into confusiontrouble umbraundercover manunman unnerve unsettle unstring unsubstantiality upset visionwalking dead manwandering soulwraith zombie

Noun(13 words)

panic phantom scaresecret agentshade spectre spy startle unsettle weirdie weirdo weirdy wraith

Verb(1 words)

stampeded

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5 relation types

More general

18 entries

affright agent apparition beingdisagreeable personeconomic impactemotional responseentity fantasm fright frighten person phantasm phantasma phantom scare

Showing 16 of 18 words.

More specific

14 entries

alarm apparitiondouble agentghostinvestor nervousnessmarket selloffmole operative phantom spirit spy startlestock dropterrify

Collocations

12 entries

investorsmarket panicrumorsspook agencyspook legendspook networkspook operationspook storyspook talethe horsesthe marketthe public

Inflections

3 entries

spooked spooking spooks

Derivations

7 entries

spooked spookery spookily spookiness spooking spookish spooky

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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I didn't mean to spook you.

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You'll spook Tom.

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You'll spook them.

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You'll spook him.

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