💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Spookish"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spookynoun | (informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural. |
| spooksome | (informal, uncommon) Spooky; scary. |
| ghostly | Of or pertaining to ghosts or spirits. |
| ooky-spooky | (informal) Spooky. |
| spooktastic | (slang) fantastically spooky; spine-tingling |
| scary | (now chiefly informal) Causing fear or anxiety |
| eerienoun | An eerie creature or thing. |
| uncanny | Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird. |
| freakynoun | (slang) Odd; bizarre; unusual. |
| eerynoun | Alternative spelling of eerie. [Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.] |
| frightensome | Characterized by frightening; inducing fear; scary |
| spine-chilling | Inducing fear or nervousness; frequently used of a work of fiction. |
| skeerynoun | Pronunciation spelling of scary. [(now chiefly informal) Causing fear or anxiety] |
| creepy | (informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin. |
| scaresome | Characterised or marked by scariness; frightful. |
| spinechillingnoun | (rare) Alternative spelling of spine-chilling. [Inducing fear or nervousness; frequently used of a work of fiction.] |
| frightsomenoun | Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear. |
| ghostynoun | (childish or endearing) Ghost (especially a non-frightening one) |
| ghastful | (archaic) Causing fear; terrifying. |
| hairy | (of a person) Having a lot of body hair. |
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