Ghostly and Surreal

Ghostly

Ghostly adjective - Resembling or characteristic of a phantom.
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Surreal and ghostly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surreal" instead an adjective "Ghostly".

Nearby Words: ghost, ghosted

Surreal

Surreal adjective - Characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions.
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Ghostly and surreal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ghostly" instead an adjective "Surreal".

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  • Series / Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) Mind Screw: Marty's "sleepwalking" ability has the side-effect of giving Jeff some seriously surreal nightmares based on what Marty and his ghostly buddy Nesbitt are doing.
  • Eldritch Location Surrounding the majority of the GZ are (usually small) floating lands—it's rare to find giant land masses since ghosts don't really need to walk—and multiple floating doors that lead to various ghostly realms, all unique, surreal, and different based on how it fits the ghostly inhabitants.
  • Series / Being Human (UK) Ghostly Goals: Annie's turned out to be killing Eve Glamour Failure: Vampires don't show up on film, which makes the vampire pornography... surreal.
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