25
scary(adjective, supernatural, shadowy, ghastly, ethereal)
15
spectral(adjective, unreal, shadowy, theoretical, ghastly)
13
illusory(adjective, fantastic, real, unreal, shadowy)
12
apparitional(adjective, unreal, shadowy, theoretical, ghastly)
12
ghostly(adjective, supernatural, ethereal, phantom, ghostlike)
12
imaginary(adjective, unreal, fictitious, invented, illusive)
11
chimerical(adjective, real, unreal, unsubstantial, illusive)
11
unreal(adjective, unsubstantial, illusive)
8
fanciful(adjective, unreal, illusive)
8
ghostlike(adjective, supernatural, shadowy, ghastly, ethereal)
8
spiritual(adjective, supernatural, shadowy, ghastly, ethereal)
7
ethereal(adjective, supernatural, ghostly, unsubstantial, phantom)
7
phantasmic(adjective, real, illusive)
7
visionary(adjective, real, illusive)
6
fantastic(adjective, illusive)
6
illusive(adjective, real)
6
phantasmagoric(adjective, real, illusive)
6
phantom(adjective, supernatural, shadowy, ghastly, ethereal)
6
supernatural(adjective, shadowy, ghastly, ethereal, spooky)
5
chimeric(adjective, real, imaginary, illusive)
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