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Detailed Synonyms for spook in English

spook:

spook [the ~] noun

  1. the spook
    the ghost; the apparition; the spectre; the phantom; the ghostly apparition; the spook; the specter
  2. the spook
    – a mental representation of some haunting experience 1
    the shade; the ghost; the spook; the spectre; the wraith; the specter
    – a mental representation of some haunting experience 1
    • shade [the ~] noun
    • ghost [the ~] noun
      • he looked like he had seen a ghost1
    • spook [the ~] noun
    • spectre [the ~] noun, British
    • wraith [the ~] noun
    • specter [the ~] noun, American
      • it aroused specters from his past1
  3. the spook
    – someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric 1
    the creep; the spook; the weirdo; the weirdie; the weirdy
    – someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric 1

spook verb

  1. spook
    – frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action 1
    spook
    – frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action 1
    • spook verb
      • The noise spooked the horse1

Related Words for "spook":

  • spooks

Alternate Synonyms for "spook":


Related Definitions for "spook":

  1. a mental representation of some haunting experience1
  2. someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric1
  3. frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action1
    • The noise spooked the horse1