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

Need another word that means the same as “spooky”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “spooky” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Spooky” are: flighty, nervous, skittish, eerie, sinister, ghostly, uncanny, weird, unearthly, mysterious

Spooky as an Adjective

Definitions of "Spooky" as an adjective

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

• Easily frightened; nervous.
• Sinister or ghostly in a way that causes fear and unease.
• Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses.

Synonyms of "Spooky" as an adjective (10 Words)

eerie	Inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening. An eerie midnight howl.
flighty	Fickle and irresponsible. Her mother was a flighty Southern belle.
ghostly	Resembling or characteristic of a phantom. A ghostly face at the window.
mysterious	(of a location) having an atmosphere of strangeness or secrecy. His colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances.
nervous	Of or relating to the nervous system. Those nervous moments before takeoff.
sinister	Evil or criminal. A sinister smile.
skittish	(of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared. My skittish and immature mother.
uncanny	Surpassing the ordinary or normal. Stumps had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures.
unearthly	Concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul. An unearthly light.
weird	Suggesting something supernatural; unearthly. All sorts of weird and wonderful characters.

Usage Examples of "Spooky" as an adjective

• Some horses are more spooky by nature than others.
• I bet this place is really spooky late at night.

Associations of "Spooky" (30 Words)

afraid	Unwilling or reluctant to do something for fear of the consequences. He was afraid he would have to let her go.
alarming	Frightening because of an awareness of danger. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
appall	Strike with disgust or revulsion.
appalling	An experience that appalls. Appalling conditions.
astounding	Bewildering or striking dumb with wonder. The summit offers astounding views.
atrocious	Exceptionally bad or displeasing. Atrocious cruelties.
diabolical	Disgracefully bad or unpleasant. A singer with an absolutely diabolical voice.
dreadful	Extremely disagreeable and unpleasant. You re a dreadful flirt.
eerie	Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious. An eerie feeling of deja vu.
excitable	Capable of responding to stimuli. A rather excitable young man.
fearful	Timid by nature or revealing timidity. A fearful howling.
fearfulness	An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight.
fright	Frighten. I jumped up in fright.
frightening	Causing fear or dread or terror. A frightening experience.
frightful	Provoking horror- Winston Churchill. A frightful mistake.
ghastly	Extremely unwell. She had sobered up but she felt ghastly.
grisly	Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. The town was shaken by a series of grisly crimes.
gruesome	Extremely unpleasant. The most gruesome murder.
hellish	Of or like hell. Hellish weather.
hideous	So extremely ugly as to be terrifying. A hideous pattern of injustice.
horrific	Causing horror. Horrific injuries.
horrifying	Provoking horror. A horrifying incident.
horror	Something that inspires horror something horrible. Horrors two buttons were missing.
macabre	Disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death. A macabre series of murders.
scared	Fearful; frightened. Too shocked and scared to move.
scary	Uncannily striking or surprising. A scary movie.
skittish	(of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared. Skittish investors withdrew their money from equity markets.
spectral	Of or relating to a spectrum. A spectral menacing face.
terrible	Very unwell or troubled. A terrible cough.
terrifying	Causing extreme terror. A terrifying wail.