All ghoulish synonyms
ghoul·ish
G g adj ghoulish
- devilish — A devilish idea or action is cruel or unpleasant.
- eerie — uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl.
- macabre — gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
- spooky — like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks.
- cruel — Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- demonic — Demonic means coming from or belonging to a demon or being like a demon.
- grisly — gristly.
- ghastly — shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- horrible — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- gruesome — causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly: the site of a gruesome murder.
- frightening — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- grim — stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
- morbid — suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- diabolical — If you describe something as diabolical, you are emphasizing that it is very bad, extreme, or unpleasant.
- fiendish — diabolically cruel and wicked.
- monstrous — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- revolting — disgusting; repulsive: a revolting sight.
- terrifying — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- spine-chilling — very frightening or horrifying.
adjective ghoulish
- dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- chilling — If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening.
- twisted — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- weird — involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound; weird lights.
- hideous — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- scary — causing fright or alarm.
- savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- brutal — A brutal act or person is cruel and violent.
- bloodthirsty — Bloodthirsty people are eager to use violence or display a strong interest in violent things. You can also use bloodthirsty to refer to very violent situations.