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Spooky

Adjective / ˈspu:ki: / Another word for spooky — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

eerie or scary in a way that makes you feel uneasy

Synonyms & similar words

flighty nervous skittish eerie creepy frightening haunted weird scary ghostly supernatural uncanny mysterious sinister strange spine-chilling macabre horrible terrifying horrifying unsettling chilling hair-raising

Synonyms by register

Formal

eerie unsettling sinister foreboding

Informal

creepy scary spooktacular haunting

Literary

phantasmal spectral ghastly

Antonyms

calm comforting reassuring peaceful pleasant cheerful happy

Common collocations

  • spooky story
  • spooky atmosphere
  • spooky house
  • spooky sounds
  • spooky night
  • spooky feeling
  • spooky goings-on

Word family

noun spook
verb spook
adjective spooky
adverb spookily

Usage note

Primarily used to describe things that are frightening in a supernatural or mysterious way, often with a playful or Halloween-related connotation. Can also be used informally to describe something unsettling or strange.

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Example sentences

  1. The spooky noises coming from the attic scared me.
  2. The Halloween decorations made the house look spooky.
  3. I don't like watching spooky movies because they give me nightmares.
  4. The forest was so dark and spooky that I didn't want to go in.
  5. The abandoned house had a spooky feeling to it.

Quotes

  • It's just a bunch of hocus pocus! - Max from Hocus Pocus
  • Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. - William Shakespeare
  • Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make. - Dracula

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