Haunted and Imaginary

Haunted

Haunted adjective - Inhabited by or as if by apparitions.
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Imaginary and haunted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imaginary" instead an adjective "Haunted".

Nearby Words: haunt, haunting, haunter

Imaginary

Imaginary adjective - Not real and existing only in the imagination.

Haunted and imaginary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Haunted" instead an adjective "Imaginary".

Nearby Words: imagination, imaginative

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  • In the Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch about the Piranha Brothers, Dinnsdale is haunted by Spiny Norman, an giant imaginary hedgehog, who was normally twelve feet long, but could be up to eight hundred yards long if Dinnsdale was depressed.
  • Comic Book / Norman Osborn Cerebus Retcon: Norman based the Green Goblin on an imaginary boogeyman figure that haunted him throughout his childhood, especially whenever his abusive father would lock him in the abandoned Osborn estate.
  • Literature / The Haunting Hour Among the stories within include a ghoulish Halloween dance, a haunted set of paintbrushes, and the truth behind one's imaginary friend.The Haunting Hour provides examples of: Adult Fear: As usual, given the child protagonists and the dangers that befall them that are typical of Stine works.
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