HAUNTED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HAUNTED?

Need another word that means the same as “haunted”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “haunted” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Haunted” are: obsessed, preoccupied, possessed, cursed, jinxed, tormented, anguished, troubled, beleaguered, oppressed, tortured, worried, disturbed

Haunted as an Adjective

Definitions of "Haunted" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “haunted” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a place) frequented by a ghost.
• Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something.
• Inhabited by or as if by apparitions.
• Showing emotional affliction or disquiet.
• Showing signs of mental anguish or torment.

Synonyms of "Haunted" as an adjective (13 Words)

anguished	Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain. An anguished conscience.
beleaguered	In a very difficult situation. He led a relief force to the aid of the beleaguered city.
cursed	Used to express annoyance or irritation. Not a cursed drop.
disturbed	Having had the normal pattern or functioning disrupted. Disturbed behaviour.
jinxed	(usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune.
obsessed	Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something. Was absolutely obsessed with the girl.
oppressed	Subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment. His sympathies were with the oppressed.
possessed	Influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion. She ran like a possessed person.
preoccupied	Engrossed in thought; distracted. A preoccupied frown.
tormented	Tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears. He is a tormented genius.
tortured	Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain. A tortured witness to another s humiliation.
troubled	Beset by problems or difficulties. Fell into a troubled sleep.
worried	Anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems. Worried parents.

Usage Examples of "Haunted" as an adjective

• The hollow cheeks, the haunted eyes.
• A reputedly haunted room in the castle.
• Her expression became progressively more haunted.
• Became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle.
• A haunted house.

Associations of "Haunted" (30 Words)

afraid	Worried that something undesirable will occur or be done. She tried to think about the future without feeling afraid.
alarming	Frightening because of an awareness of danger. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
appall	Strike with disgust or revulsion.
chilling	The process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature. A chilling account of the prisoners fate.
claustrophobia	Extreme or irrational fear of confined places. The small stuffy room had begun to give him claustrophobia.
dread	A person with dreadlocks. He was stricken with the dread disease and died.
extrasensory	Seemingly outside normal sensory channels.
fear	Be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement. I fear for the city with this madman let loose in it.
fearfulness	The trait of being afraid.
fright	Frighten. She s had a nasty fright.
frighten	Drive out by frightening. Farmers are being frightened into scaling down their breeding plans.
frightening	The act of inspiring with fear. A frightening experience.
ghost	Move like a ghost. He detected a ghost of a smile on her face.
horror	A thing causing a feeling of horror. The mere thought of it gives me the horrors.
obsess	Preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually and to a troubling extent. I became more and more obsessed by him.
panic	Feel or cause to feel panic. Panic selling.
paranormal	Denoting events or phenomena such as telekinesis or clairvoyance that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding. What seemed to be paranormal manifestations.
petrify	Change into stone. Slogans petrify our thinking.
psychic	The study of psychic phenomena. Psychic trauma.
psychological	Of or relating to or determined by psychology. Psychological warfare.
scared	Made afraid. We re both scared of spiders.
scary	Provoking fear terror. It was scary the way they bonded with each other.
spectral	Of or like a ghost. Spectral emanations.
spirit	Infuse with spirit. They were arrested in the middle of the night and spirited off to prison.
terrified	Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation. The terrified horse bolted.
terrify	Fill with terror; frighten greatly. She was terrified he would drop her.
terrifying	Causing extreme fear. The terrifying events of the past few weeks.
terror	Terrorism. She had a terror of darkness.
thriller	A suspenseful adventure story or play or movie. A tense thriller about a diamond heist that goes badly wrong.
timidity	Fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions. She believes everyone can overcome their timidity.