Synonyms for spectre
- noun
- British English
Definitions
- n. 1
A ghostly apparition, a phantom.
A specter haunted the cemetery at the old Vasquez manor.
- n. 2
UK and Australia standard spelling of specter.
Related words
- Word family
- spectral
- Phrases
- spectre bat
- Other spellings
- specter US
Forms
- Plural
- spectres → ghosts, wraiths, spooks, shades…
Example sentences
- ghost Have Tom and Mary ever told you any ghost stories?
- phantom The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached.
- apparition Dreadful apparition, why do you trouble me?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| spectre | steady | |
| ghost | rising | |
| wraith | rising | |
| spook | rising | |
| phantom | rising | |
| apparition | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- ghost1, shade1, spook1
- 6 letters
- spirit2, vision2, genius2, sprite1, wraith
- 7 letters
- phantom2, fantasm
- 8 letters
- revenant, phantasm3
- 10 letters
- apparition4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (spirit2 = 2 syllables).