SPECTER Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word specter. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SPECTER
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apparition | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ghostly appearing figure • the appearance of a ghostlike figure • something existing in perception only • an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly | ||||||||
ghost | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mental representation of some haunting experience • a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else • the visible disembodied soul of a dead person • a suggestion of some quality verb • move like a ghost • haunt like a ghost; pursue • write for someone else | ||||||||
phantasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ghostly appearing figure • something existing in perception only | ||||||||
phantom | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a ghostly appearing figure • something existing in perception only adjective satellite • something apparently sensed but having no physical reality | ||||||||
wraith | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mental representation of some haunting experience | ||||||||
spectre | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ghostly appearing figure • a mental representation of some haunting experience | ||||||||
fantasm | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ghostly appearing figure • something existing in perception only | ||||||||
phantasma | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ghostly appearing figure • something existing in perception only | ||||||||
shade | nounn | |||||||
noun • relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body • a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color • protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight • a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude • a position of relative inferiority • a slight amount or degree of difference • a mental representation of some haunting experience • a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) • a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view verb • cast a shadow over • represent the effect of shade or shadow on • protect from light, heat, or view • vary slightly • pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree |