Synonym of to ghost

phantom spirit spectre spook wraith apparition phantasm shade soul shadow revenant vision manes eidolon visitant bodach bogey bogie duppy fantasm hallucination hant haunt materialisation materialization poltergeist presence specter sprite atua kehua lemures wairua wight appearance banshee doppelganger Doppelgänger haint kelpie manifestation vampire visitor zombie familiar spirit ethereal being incorporeal being demon bogeyman phantasma bogle ghoul supernatural being illusion Doppelganger evil spirit devil nightmare beast creature monstrosity hobgoblin booger goblin monster boogeyman mirage daemon chimera bogyman boogieman boggle image umbra warlock being haunter delusion chimaera gremlin bugbear bugaboo vapor vapour doppelgänger daydream figment dream revelation phenomenon apocalypse oracle trance prophecy ecstasy ignis fatuus bump in the night troll imp fiend ogre witch

trace shadow suggestion hint glimmer semblance suspicion dash echo impression modicum relic tinge touch vestige breath undertone whiff whisper faint appearance flash flicker glimmering glimpse inkling spark intimation tincture connotation sign tang indication nuance evocation notion soupçon shade air allusion aura clue overtone reminder cue wind

demon daemon ghoul cacodemon fiend ghoulie devil imp shaitan evil spirit malignant spirit hellhound goblin bugbear bogie succubus incubus spook monster spectre specter hobgoblin wairua bogeyman atua sprite diablo puck elf djinn zombie golem little devil genie dybbuk lucifer afreet rakshasa hellion vampire fallen angel beast brute creature troll critter phantom gremlin ogre orc vermin varmint bugaboo monstrosity beastie slime spirit wraith giant grotesque pest bogey phantasm kobold minion apparition boogeyman phantasma urchin werewolf grotesquerie bogyman boogieman grotesquery bogle fabulous creature bug-a-boo mythical creature wight zed living dead white walker walking dead

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echo trace vestige relic evocation hint recollection reminder suggestion memory remains remembrance remnant survival evidence indication intimation mark reminiscence shadow sign souvenir token allusion clue overtone remainder residue leftover record footprint print imprint memento fragment legacy trophy leavings impression remembrancer track memorandum signal pointer manifestation symptom indicator proof memorial keepsake note monument guide index cue lead trail flag testimony demonstration witness attestation commemorative prognostic testimonial gesture flash key significant indicia signification nod telltale memorabilia inkling wind telltale sign dead giveaway spoor scent documentation testament tip-off tip hangover survivor memo model token of remembrance stamp trinket knickknack effect symbol information signature basis info sigil giveaway badge light beacon impact influence smoking gun word confidential information inside wire whisper bell caution high sign omen disclosure display portent declaration signifier show augury exhibition reverberation forewarning expression revelation warning implication register communication preamble explanation prefiguration auspice wink notion adumbration prolegomenon wake-up call grounds support goods dope backing for grounds for support for reinforcement for

ignis fatuus hallucination fantasy phantasm chimaera chimera misconception delusion fancy fallacy mirage daydream misapprehension misbelief apparition myth error image deception bubble rainbow semblance confusion idolism invention misimpression paramnesia mockery seeming trip phantasma will-o'-the-wisp pipe dream false impression optical illusion fool's paradise make-believe virtual reality head trip deja vu figment of imagination hocus-pocus ignus fatuus vision spectre specter trick figment of the imagination illusion trick of the light phantom effect phantasmagoria dream figment wraith aberration conceit fantasm unreality nonentity imagining fabrication phantasy phantasmagory castle in the air nightmare images production creation fiction visual effect impression trompe l'oeil special effect conjuring trick fable falsehood concoction improvisation lie trick of light trick of eyesight visual fallacy fata morgana trick of the eyesight delirium wish pink elephants smoke and mirrors imaginary vision day dream imagination whimsy reverie vagary caprice whim product of someone's imagination hope fond hope mind trip power of invention flight of fancy fanciful notion desire wishful thinking stardust flight of imagination pie in the sky conceiving cloud cuckoo land air castle utopia envisioning castle in Spain

shadow shell remnant travesty apology relic shade specter spectre vestige husk skeleton inferior version poor imitation poor representation weak image

ghost writer ghostwriter surrogate

bugbear bother nuisance annoyance pest hassle irritant aggravation vexation inconvenience headache peeve exasperation irk botheration pain frustration trial ruffle irritation thorn aggro rub bane aversion concern dislike hate hair shirt pain in the neck pain in the bum pain in the rear pain in the backside pet peeve hang-up pet hate bete noire bête noire trouble problem drag worry difficulty plague bore nark nudnik bind grief fair cow source of annoyance source of irritation tribulation skelf thorn in the flesh gall nyaff menace tease distress blister burden grievance strain worriment rigmarole palaver provocation bane of one's life torment curse pill nag source of vexation thorn in one's side complaint stress nudnick teaser uphill hindrance gadfly annoyer scourge pinprick upset persecutor gnawer blight discomfort nudge besetment snag infuriation pip bummer gripe anathema irksomeness pet aversion infliction affliction creep source of aggravation cross to bear burr under someone's saddle burr in someone's saddle sore point bad news issue objection nightmare goad quibble quagmire dilemma predicament dread struggle fuss care cross displeasure schmo teasing groan unhappiness agitation chagrin downer cause for concern stressor handful chip on your shoulder cause of distress pain in the behind trials and tribulations disruption fizzle cuss embarrassment inopportuneness tall order hard work thorn in your side louse offense offence pesterer drip obstacle frump botherment bum insect terror pester old one-two bitter pill source of disruption uphill battle poor excuse hateful object personal hate personal vexation foe rival anxiety pressure molestation perplexity enemy adversary antagonist opponent job flurry bellyache competitor thorny problem devil detested person bitter enemy awkwardness misfortune hardship disadvantage cumbersomeness drawback unpleasantness troublesomeness untimeliness bothersomeness sorrow unwieldiness disturbance calamity downside uneasiness unfitness unsuitableness stew problems woe disquiet unhandiness disappointment suffering misery disaster adversity harassment evil tiresomeness unease disbenefit nuisance value trauma painfulness heartache incommodiousness torture ordeal yawn strife incommodity snooze pitfall travail letdown snoozer troublemaker dullsville sadness travails yawner droner comedown bad experience puzzle down tedious thing tedious person tiresome thing tiresome person minus negative debit strike handicap liability cancer canker delicacy ticklishness discomfiture stickiness visitation perplexingness thorniness uncomfortableness hydra persecution anguish hurt excruciation rack agony straits soreness issues nagging turmoil task tragedy mischief-maker a thorn in someone's side row pity shortcoming shame discouragement fiasco blighter scrape weakness heartbreak blow catastrophe demand encumbrance dullard ruin misadventure debacle albatross drama snore yawnfest snoozefest snorefest charge intrusion onus load destruction undoing nemesis unfortunate occurrence bad trip failure dud boring person waste of time boring event negative aspect boring thing stumbling block mind-numbing experience nonevent pains labor labour ruination downfall laboriousness strenuousness arduousness struggling encroachment sad event stroke of bad luck ill fortune boring situation bad situation death setback ado toil despair dolour hangup restraint imposure obtrusion constraint bête noir fatal attraction jam imbroglio weight mental burden to-do exigency bafflement imposition

soul individual person human being body creature mortal life human being character guy man party personage sort specimen woman bod customer example face head someone thing living soul man, woman, or child devil cookie wight baby stiff slob scout cooky bird duck fish egg fellow type dude chap bloke bunny geezer gent hombre beggar boy girl fella dog cove wretch gal figure earthling somebody critter son of man dame gentleman punter brat kid personality persona lad male one identity hominid digger cat unit oke admi ou joker Homo sapien lady unfortunate adult female youth oom child homo sapiens higher animal living person kind spirit biped breed part individuality animal naked ape anybody chappie joe jack person concerned codger homo sapien entity member of the human race personality type galoot boykie carl buck bodach old man earthly being tellurian human life-form humankind intelligent life-form organism earth dweller life form living being calibre kind of person type of person array caliber

author writer scribe novelist scrivener scriptwriter playwright essayist dramatist lyricist scribbler pen ghostwriter penman penwoman screenwriter wordsmith litterateur scripter poet biographer songwriter penpusher composer librettist littérateur artist bookwright fabulator source subcreator man of letters pen-pusher woman of letters content creator prose writer ink slinger word slinger storyteller hack fictionist copyist dramaturge amanuensis tragedian dramaturgist journalist reporter story writer creative writer calligrapher scenarist comedist libretto writer cowriter coauthor drafter fiction writer columnist stringer critic potboiler penny-a-liner freelancer stenographer contributor editor correspondent fictioneer newspaper person person of letters secretary clerk writer of fiction narrative writer writer of novels transcriber registrar mallam recorder register notary copier illuminator record keeper pencil pusher book copier researcher profiler historian dispatcher transmitter sender disseminator freelance publicist songsmith tunesmith hackette journo reviewer cleffer feature writer

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glide skate run sashay fly skip slide drift slip coast freewheel sail flow sweep roll cruise skim breeze spiral stream whisk bowl brush float slither glissade flit scud shoot skirr move smoothly smooth along slide along skid move pass slew aquaplane toboggan slink undulate plane trip hydroplane wriggle crawl snake swerve sneak course rush shift fall swirl veer dart flutter stumble tumble elapse skitter topple drop flitter fluff blunder go by fly by glide by go past glide past fly past trip over lose your footing slide by slide past steal past steal by fall over miss one's footing lose your balance wear on sinuate taxi go launch propel soar gush proceed cascade surge get by flood move lightly skim through speed travel drive scooch tear sail by sail past slip past whirl ride on current continue move along move past slip by march on circulate progress move over roller skate ice skate sail along ride skew slue sheer lither go along keep steady pace travel at a constant speed keep a steady pace run out flap worm roller-skate blade skateboard spin out roll along relax your efforts creep rest on your oars rustle wave go into skid belly stride strut squirm heave bustle hover ruffle bob meander gravitate swagger prance flounce grovel blow dance sally stroll mosey move slowly move gently be carried away go with the current be carried along be carried be wafted go with the flow go with the tide spring tick past twinkle run lightly tick by roll past roll by

write record scribble author detail document inscribe jot note pen transcribe catalog catalogue chronicle compose copy list log post scrawl script diarize engrave engross minute pencil print register scribe tabulate chart commit enroll enrol enter enumerate indite address autograph book chalk doodle ink letter reproduce rewrite scriven squiggle tell typewrite note down write down mark down put down set down jot down put in writing take notes commit to paper put on file put on paper put on record scratch out take down write up bang out dash off write in knock off knock out put down on paper turn out make a list of make a note of put pen to paper set forth put down in black and white push a pencil put in black and white draft ghostwrite poetize score draught verse push pencil set type coin a phrase mark formulate report scratch draw draw up stamp index schedule slate cowrite coauthor indicate scrabble write illegibly write hurriedly write untidily take enlist write roughly rough out write out keep tally mention notate denote superscribe label designate file key docket sketch input type insert direct show introduce inject put in make an inventory of key in carve etch write erratically write badly cut incise imprint impress chisel chase insculp grave deboss brand scotch inwrite enwrite add emblazon

depressed deprived disadvantaged distressed poor poverty-stricken destitute needy rundown underprivileged derelict impoverished neglected seedy shabby slummy ghetto shanty run down run-down skid row down at heel necessitous in want in need badly off penurious lacking handicapped in distress on the bread line unable to keep the wolf from the door in reduced circumstances discriminated against struggling impaired hindered broke impecunious denuded bereft forlorn wanting underserved dispossessed unable to make ends meet indigent needful pauperized beggared unfortunate unlucky hapless hard up ill-fated as poor as a church mouse in dire straits on the breadline down and out have-not without two brass farthings to rub together economically disadvantaged without two pennies farthings to rub together ill-starred in straitened circumstances skint penniless strapped moneyless insolvent stone broke down-and-out bankrupt flat broke beggarly threadbare dirt-poor famished without two pennies to rub together cleaned out stony broke strapped for cash without two farthings to rub together without a sou unprosperous bust in Queer Street in penury dirt poor without a penny ruined flat on one's uppers truly needy low-income reduced pinched fortuneless short of money stony-broke empty-handed short bad off behind eight ball low-paid without a penny to one's name dead broke boracic clean out at elbows out of pocket down on luck economically deprived financially disadvantaged unfavored unaffluent bankrupted unprivileged inadequately serviced scanty low meager suffering meagre underserviced down to last cent tapped out crippled broken over a barrel without a dime in the gutter on last leg homeless down to last penny in distressed circumstances straitened wiped out stony on skid row without a bean hurting without a red cent boracic lint on one's beam ends poor as a church mouse on one's beam-ends in the red in debt on the rocks craptastic

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