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

Need another word that means the same as “wraith”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “wraith” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Wraith” are: ghost, shade, specter, spectre, spook, spirit, phantom, apparition, manifestation, vision, shadow, presence, poltergeist, supernatural being

Wraith as a Noun

Definitions of "Wraith" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wraith” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A wisp or faint trace of something.
• A mental representation of some haunting experience.
• Used in reference to a pale, thin, or insubstantial person or thing.
• A ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death.

Synonyms of "Wraith" as a noun (14 Words)

apparition	A remarkable or unexpected appearance of someone or something. An apparition of the Virgin Mary.
ghost	The visible disembodied soul of a dead person. He detected a ghost of a smile on her face.
manifestation	A symptom of an ailment. A characteristic manifestation of Lyme disease.
phantom	A ghostly appearing figure. A phantom ship.
poltergeist	A ghost or other supernatural being supposedly responsible for physical disturbances such as making loud noises and throwing objects about.
presence	The state of being present; current existence. My presence in the flat made her happy.
shade	A lampshade. After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted.
shadow	An indication that something has been present. He received little recognition working in the shadow of his father.
specter	A mental representation of some haunting experience. It aroused specters from his past.
spectre	Something widely feared as a possible unpleasant or dangerous occurrence. A dread of spectres and witches affected every aspect of daily life.
spirit	Animation and energy in action or expression. He was a leading spirit in the conference.
supernatural being	Supernatural forces and events and beings collectively.
vision	The images seen on a television screen. Madame was a vision in black velvet.

Usage Examples of "Wraith" as a noun

• Heart attacks had reduced his mother to a wraith.
• A sea breeze was sending a grey wraith of smoke up the slopes.

Associations of "Wraith" (30 Words)

aeon	A divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe. He reached the crag aeons before I arrived.
apparition	Something existing in perception only. An apparition of the Virgin Mary.
cursed	Deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier. I ll be cursed if I can see your reasoning.
demon	A cruel wicked and inhuman person. The demon drink.
devil	(in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. They prefer voting for devils than for decent men.
disembodied	Separated from or existing without the body. A disembodied ghost.
exorcise	Drive out or attempt to drive out (a supposed evil spirit) from a person or place. Exorcise evil spirits.
extrasensory	Seemingly outside normal sensory channels.
fiend	The Devil. Britain s most notorious sex fiend.
genie	A spirit of Arabian folklore, frequently depicted as being imprisoned within a bottle or oil lamp and as being capable of granting wishes when summoned.
ghost	Haunt like a ghost pursue. How many books have you ghostwritten so far.
hallucinate	Perceive what is not there; have illusions. He starts hallucinating that he is Jesus.
haunt	Haunt like a ghost pursue. The bar was a favourite haunt of artists of the time.
incorporeal	Without material form or substance. An incorporeal spirit.
malevolent	Having or exerting a malignant influence. The glint of dark malevolent eyes.
mettle	The courage to carry on. The team showed their true mettle in the second half.
mummy	(especially in ancient Egypt) a body of a human being or animal that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of the internal organs, treatment with natron and resin, and wrapping in bandages. The mummy of Tutankhamen.
obsess	Be preoccupied with something. He was obsessed with the idea of revenge.
phantasm	An illusory likeness of something. The cart seemed to glide like a terrible phantasm.
phantom	Something apparently sensed but having no physical reality. He tried to clear the phantoms from his head and grasp reality.
psychic	The study of psychic phenomena. He dulled his psychic pain with gin.
scared	Made afraid. We re both scared of spiders.
scary	Frightening; causing fear. It was scary the way they bonded with each other.
seance	A meeting of spiritualists. The seance was held in the medium s parlor.
soul	Black American culture or ethnic pride. It was bad news for some poor soul.
specter	A ghostly appearing figure. It aroused specters from his past.
spectral	Of or like a ghost. Spectral emanations.
spirit	Infuse with spirit. A year after he left his spirit is still present.
transcendental	(in Kantian philosophy) presupposed in and necessary to experience; a priori. Find transcendental motives for sublunary action.
zeitgeist	The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. The story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s.