9
spectral(adjective, obscure, dark, superior, supernatural)
9
eidolon(noun, spirit, deception, vision, fantasy)
9
imaginary(adjective, phantasmal)
7
fancy(noun, verb, passion, desire, create)
7
ghostly(adjective, obscure, dark, superior, unreasonable)
6
illusive(adjective, phantasmal)
6
dream(noun, spirit, deception, vision, fantasy)
6
ethereal(adjective, extraordinary, unreasonable, inappropriate, absurd)
6
figment(noun, spirit, deception, vision, fantasy)
6
nightmare(noun, spirit, vision, dream, illusion)
6
poltergeist(noun, shade, spirit, vision, soul)
6
supernatural(adjective, obscure, dark, superior, mysterious)
6
wraithlike(adjective, supernatural, shadowy, indistinct, ghastly)
5
bogey(noun, shade, spirit, soul, supernatural)
5
bugaboo(noun, ghost)
5
fantasy(noun, trip, spirit, deception, vision)
5
ghoul(noun, spirit, ghost)
5
immaterial
5
phantasmal(adjective, supernatural, shadowy, ghastly, ethereal)
5
unearthly(adjective, obscure, dark, superior, supernatural)
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