Synonyms & related words for ghoul

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ghoul — including revenant, demon, vampire, ghost, cacodemon, hobgoblin. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ghoul

Explore words related to ghoul — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ghoulishness, ghoulish, ghoulishly, undead, goblin, demonography, boggart, zombie. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for ghoul

Common synonyms for ghoul include revenant, demon, vampire, ghost, cacodemon, hobgoblin, fiend, specter — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does ghoul come from?

The word ghoul breaks down into one root of Arabic origin: the root ghoul-, from Arabic ghul (“demon, ghoul”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.