Synonyms & related words for ghoulish

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ghoulish — including morbid, macabre, ghastly, gruesome, grisly, horrifying. 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 ghoulish

Explore words related to ghoulish — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ghoulishly, ghoulishness, ghouls, spooky, grisliness, creepy, spookiness, eerie. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for ghoulish

Common synonyms for ghoulish include morbid, macabre, ghastly, gruesome, grisly, horrifying, fiendish, horrific — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does ghoulish come from?

The word ghoulish 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.