Goblin
Goblin noun - An imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers.
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Nightmare
Nightmare noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.
Goblin and nightmare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Goblin" instead a noun "Nightmare".
Nearby Word: nightmarish
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- Late into the movie, the boy Nemo befriends a gang of goblins called The Goblin Boomps, who were escaping from Nightmare Land.
Source: Two Men, One Dress -
Brain Bleach / Nightmare Fuel: In-universe, for the security guards who see Norman Osborn in his Goblin costume.
Source: Comic Book / Thunderbolts -
TC finishes one of Tyler's sentences in "Goblin" and starts one of them in "Nightmare".
Source: Music / OFWGKTA
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Nightmare and Goblin. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/goblin/nightmare
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Nightmare or Goblin. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/goblin/nightmare.
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