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

Need another word that means the same as “haunting”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “haunting” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Haunting” are: persistent, evocative, affecting, moving, touching, emotive, expressive, powerful, stirring, atmospheric, soul-stirring

Haunting as an Adjective

Definitions of "Haunting" as an adjective

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

• Continually recurring to the mind- Claudia Cassidy.
• Poignant; evocative.
• Having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect.
• Continually recurring to the mind.
• Having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect-Charles Lee.

Synonyms of "Haunting" as an adjective (11 Words)

affecting	Arousing affect. The homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene.
atmospheric	Creating a distinctive mood, typically of romance or nostalgia. Atmospheric tests.
emotive	Arousing or able to arouse intense feeling. The comparisons are emotive rather than analytic.
evocative	Serving to bring to mind- Wilder Hobson. The building s cramped interiors are highly evocative of past centuries.
expressive	Conveying (a specified quality or idea. A very expressive face.
moving	Arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion- N. Hawthorne. She laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter.
persistent	Continuing firmly or obstinately in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. Persistent rain will affect many areas.
powerful	Possessing physical strength and weight rugged and powerful. His photomontages are powerful anti war images.
soul-stirring	Exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions.
stirring	Exciting strong but not unpleasant emotions. Stirring events such as wars and rescues.
touching	Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude. His gratitude was simple and touching.

Usage Examples of "Haunting" as an adjective

• The cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty.
• Haunting memories.
• The sweet haunting sound of pan pipes.
• From two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration.

Associations of "Haunting" (30 Words)

astound	Affect with wonder. Her bluntness astounded him.
astounding	Surprisingly impressive or notable. An astounding achievement.
concern	Relate to; be about. The roof of the barn concerns me because eventually it will fall in.
distressing	Causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting. Some very distressing news.
disturbing	Causing distress or worry or anxiety. A disturbing amount of crime.
eerie	Strange and frightening. An eerie midnight howl.
evoke	Evoke or provoke to appear or occur. Evoke sympathy.
implore	Call upon in supplication; entreat. He implored her to change her mind.
impressed	Feeling or showing admiration or respect for someone or something. The saddle was handsomely decorated with an impressed design of leaves and flowers.
invoke	Summon (a spirit) by charms or incantation. She invoked an ancient law.
memory	An electronic memory device. He searched his memory frantically for an answer.
moving	Used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion. Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or the movies.
outrageous	Shockingly bad or excessive. Spends an outrageous amount on entertainment.
poignant	Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. The poignant scent of her powder.
remember	Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection. He remembered her in his will.
retroactive	Affecting things past. Retroactive tax increase.
retrospect	A survey or review of a past course of events or period of time. In retrospect.
retrospective	(of a statute or legal decision) taking effect from a date in the past. Our survey was retrospective.
saintliness	The quality of resembling a saint. Her selfless behaviour borders on saintliness.
scandalize	Shock or horrify (someone) by a real or imagined violation of propriety or morality. Their lack of manners scandalized their hosts.
sensational	Relating to or concerned in sensation. A sensational concert one never to be forgotten.
shock	Subject to electrical shocks. He died of shock due to massive abdominal haemorrhage.
shocking	Causing a feeling of surprise and dismay. She brought shocking news.
sorry	Without merit. He said he was sorry he had upset me.
spectacular	Characteristic of spectacles or drama. A spectacular display of northern lights.
staggering	Deeply shocking; astonishing. The amount of money required was staggering.
stupefy	Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow. The amount they spend on clothes would appal their parents and stupefy their grandparents.
surprised	Taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment. A surprised expression.
worrisome	Causing distress or worry or anxiety. A worrisome problem.
worrying	The act of harassing someone. A worrying health risk.