Ghost
Ghost noun - An evil spirit.
Usage example: the vengeful ghosts of seamen who were deliberately shipwrecked upon these shores
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Synonyms for Ghost
Monster and ghost are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Monster" instead a noun "Ghost".
Monster
Monster noun - A strange or horrible and often frightening creature.
Nearby Words: monstrous, monstrously
How words are described
| female | female ghost | female monster |
| normal | normal ghost | normal monster |
| complete | complete ghost | complete monster |
| certain | certain ghost | certain monster |
| Other adjectives: alien, original, dead, single, powerful, actual, huge, dangerous, evil, new, final, murderous, titular, last, literal, psychotic, giant, demonic, eponymous, terrifying, undead. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The character Hakumen contemptuously calls them both "bakeneko" (monster/ghost cat), which in Japanese mythology is a general term for any cat Youkai.
Source: Youkai -
Also averted in the original short film, where the ghost/monster kills one of the girls and makes her into another creature like her.
Source: Film / Mama - I will never dress up as a ghost or monster—especially if it's a bunch of kids and their pet, it's going to end badly.
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Monster and Ghost. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ghost/monster
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