What is another word for spooky?
315 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ spˈuːki], [ spˈuːki], [ s_p_ˈuː_k_i]
The word "spooky" often conjures up images of ghosts and haunted houses, but there are many other synonyms that can elicit a sense of eeriness or fear. For example, "creepy" often refers to something that is unsettling or gives one the chills. "Frightening" or "terrifying" can describe a situation or object that causes intense fear and panic. "Uncanny" suggests something that is strange or unnatural, while "macabre" often implies a fascination with death or the morbid. "Supernatural" might be used to describe events or occurrences that seem to defy explanation by natural laws. Overall, there are many words that can be used to describe something as "spooky," each with its own distinct connotations and shades of meaning.
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Similar words for spooky:
- dreadful (adjective)
- fidgety (adjective)
- frightening (adjective)
- frightful/frightening (adjective)
- ghostly (adjective)
- ghoulish (adjective)
- haunting (adjective)
- macabre (adjective)
- magic/magical (adjective)
- magical (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- spectral (adjective)
- uncanny (adjective)
- unearthly (adjective)
- weird (adjective)
- eerie (noun)
- eery (noun)
- excitable (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- spooky (noun)
- other synonyms
- occult
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Spooky:
adj.
• dreadful (adjective) • fidgety (adjective)- more spooked,
- up the wall,
- un easier,
- hyper,
- un easy,
- un restful,
- un-restful,
- up wall,
- un-easier,
- most unrestful,
- un-easiest,
- on pins needles,
- nervous wreck,
- unrestful,
- more hyper,
- un easiest,
- most spooked,
- on pins and needles.
- more dismaying,
- more petrifying,
- un-speakable,
- in conceivable,
- most horrifying,
- dis maying,
- dis quieting,
- more unnerving,
- most petrifying,
- most traumatic,
- in-conceivable,
- un-nerving,
- hair raising,
- more daunting,
- most daunting,
- more grabber,
- most dismaying,
- most unnerving,
- dis-quieting,
- more traumatic,
- hairraising,
- most grabber,
- un speakable,
- un nerving,
- more horrifying,
- dis-maying.
- spine chilling,
- more spine-chilling,
- de-monic,
- most spine-chilling,
- most spine chilling,
- de monic,
- most spinechilling,
- spinechilling,
- more spinechilling,
- more spine chilling.
- more telekinetic,
- most runic,
- un-usual,
- most ensorcelled,
- more necromantic,
- more magic,
- extra-ordinary,
- more witching,
- more ensorcelled,
- more tranced,
- more spellbinding,
- more conjuring,
- more parapsychological,
- more demoniac,
- most witching,
- more spiritualistic,
- para-psychological,
- more wizardly,
- more entranced,
- most witchlike,
- most entranced,
- most necromantic,
- most tranced,
- most conjuring,
- most wizardly,
- most demoniac,
- most spiritualistic,
- un usual,
- more sorcerous,
- para psychological,
- more witchlike,
- most sorcerous,
- be-witched,
- most parapsychological,
- be witched,
- most telekinetic,
- most spellbinding,
- more runic.
- horrendous,
- wizardly,
- portentous,
- Thaumaturgical,
- unspeakable,
- grisly,
- necromantic,
- godawful,
- Thaumaturgic,
- ghoulish,
- witchlike,
- talismanic,
- grody,
- runic,
- traumatic,
- telekinetic,
- apparitional,
- sorcerous,
- scary,
- macabre,
- witching,
- dreadful,
- unearthly,
- grabber,
- weird,
- shuddersome,
- parapsychological,
- Tranced,
- spine-chilling,
- ensorcelled,
- demoniac,
- fearsome,
- scarier,
- Hyperphysical,
- Theurgic,
- spiritualistic,
- Theurgical,
- uncanny,
- extra ordinary,
- not of this world.
- un earthly,
- hyper-physical,
- un holy,
- un godliest,
- hyper physical,
- un-earthliest,
- un-reasonable,
- un reasonable,
- un-holy,
- un godlier,
- un-earthly,
- sub lime,
- un-godlier,
- more hyperphysical,
- sub-lime,
- most hyperphysical,
- un holiest,
- not this world,
- un-earthlier,
- not world,
- un earthlier,
- un earthliest,
- un holier,
- un-godly,
- un-godliest,
- un-holier,
- un godly,
- un-holiest,
- not of world.
n.
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- ghastly.
- eery.
Other synonyms:
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- harrowing,
- awesome,
- frightening,
- freaky,
- frightful,
- intimidating,
- unthinkable,
- white-knuckle,
- chilling,
- hairy,
- alarming,
- redoubtable,
- dreaded,
- heart-stopping,
- spine-tingling,
- stomach-churning,
- stygian,
- bloodcurdling,
- menacing,
- nightmarish,
- hair-raising,
- gloomy,
- terrifying.
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- frighteningly,
- fearful.
- grotesque,
- jittery,
- dismaying,
- Hyperkinetic,
- horrifying,
- appalling,
- blood-curdling,
- haunted,
- ghost-like,
- horrible,
- hyperactive,
- Crawly,
- fidgety,
- bleak,
- head-in-the-clouds,
- neural,
- far-out,
- petrifying,
- freakish,
- queer,
- unco,
- bizarre,
- stark,
- uneasy,
- preternatural,
- severe,
- twitter,
- incorporeal,
- formidable,
- austere,
- nervy,
- odd,
- fiddle-footed,
- phantom,
- peculiar,
- possessed,
- outlandish,
- dire,
- anxious,
- haunting,
- goosey,
- jumpy,
- depressing,
- fluttery,
- desolate,
- unreal,
- twittery,
- daunting,
- strange,
- startling,
- sinister,
- drear,
- queasy,
- kinky,
- ghostlike,
- harsh,
- way out,
- dreary,
- gruesome,
- hyperexcitable,
- shocking,
- horrific,
- wraithlike,
- skittery,
- other-worldly,
- high-strung,
- spooked,
- barren,
- phantasmal,
- obsessed,
- empty,
- vacant,
- unquiet,
- eldritch,
- unnerving,
- ravaged,
- horrid,
- grey,
- spookiness,
- distressing,
- aflutter.
How to use "Spooky" in context?
One of the most popular adjectives for describing a place or thing is spooky. This word can evoke feelings of dread, fear, and even excitement. For some people, these feelings are a part of the overall experience when visiting a spooky place or encountering a spooky object. Adventure is a key part of the appeal of spooky places, as is the sense of mystery.
Paraphrases for Spooky:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
frightful.
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Cardinal number
creepy.
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Verb, base form
scary.
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Cardinal number
Homophones for Spooky:
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