GHOULIE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

ghoulie

noun

ˈgü-lē

Definition of ghoulie

as in ghost

an evil spirit a tale of a decrepit mansion haunted by a gallery of ghoulies

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Noun

From glittering ghosts, ghastly goblins and wicked witches to wily warlocks, fashion can inspire any Halloween transformation.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026
There were earlier versions of this story that were openly mocking of Kip, versions that threw Leo under the bus for being too sly; versions that were too overtly political; versions with ghosts that didn’t need to be there, and so on.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ghost

Noun

No ghosts, ghouls, or demons here, just the evil things that greed makes people do, at least until the little guy starts fighting back.

— Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Written and directed by Jeremy Slater, the film follows Jefferson Haddock (Bacon), who is called into an isolated witness protection property to deal with a terrifying demon, unleashing a force that threatens to end him and everything around him.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of demon

Noun

After last Thursday’s pilot, their family is about to get a little bigger now that Emma’s boyfriend Max (Jaren Lewison) is also a vampire.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
This represents the first time astronomers have seen a low-mass star acting as a stellar vampire, stealing material from a low-mass stellar companion.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of vampire

Noun

In Jennifer’s Body, Needy (Seyfried) is BFFs with the titular mean girl played by Fox, whose body becomes possessed by a succubus with a taste for teen boys after a botched sacrifice by a devil-worshipping boy band (led by Adam Brody).

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Behave yourself, buddy, or the little red devil will take you away!

— Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

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