ghost synonyms

ghost

n.

  1. An unsubstantial being

    vision, specter, wraith, apparition, spirit, daemon, demon, shade, phantom, appearance, incorporeal being, ethereal being, etheric being, spook, supernatural visitant, phantasm, kelpie, zombie; see also devil 1.

  2. A disembodied human soul

    spirit, manes, revenant, shade, soul.

give up the ghost

succumb, perish, expire; see die 1.

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