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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
a spooky horse shying at shadows
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as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
a spooky tale of strange hauntings and mysterious reincarnations
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Recent Examples of spooky
Universal Destinations & Experiences has multiple projects in the works, including Universal Horror Unleashed, a year-round spooky attraction in Las Vegas, and Universal Kids Park, a 32-acre attraction in north Texas.
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Steeped in often hilarious communal disagreements and spooky imagery, Spirit of Halloweentown is a colorful love letter to the town’s legacy and dedication to our favorite holiday.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
The Embassy has at least five silent films with organ accompaniment planned for this year, including a spooky movie at Halloween.
—Heather Kathryn Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
But instead of cruising through the water, the spooky little guys surf the air.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Steeped in often hilarious communal disagreements and spooky imagery, Spirit of Halloweentown is a colorful love letter to the town’s legacy and dedication to our favorite holiday.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
The Embassy has at least five silent films with organ accompaniment planned for this year, including a spooky movie at Halloween.
—Heather Kathryn Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
But instead of cruising through the water, the spooky little guys surf the air.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spooky
Adjective
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Charlotte leaned in next to her little brother only for excitable Louis to suddenly turn, accidentally leading to a clash of heads.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Star is probably the most excitable person in the history of the show.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The eerie suitors and tense courtships throughout her art are allegories for her own jinxed marriages.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The eerie minute of film features a brutal shoot-out between multiple characters, and the footage ends with the sounds of bullets being fired.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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If people are scared and nervous, that in and of itself is harm.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Dogs might feel scared and nervous or have separation anxiety while home alone.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But the song’s piano version, recorded earlier in 2018, is sparser and even more haunting.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Her fate remains one of literature’s most haunting unsolved mysteries, drawing the fascination of scholars, writers and literary enthusiasts.—
Patti Callahan Henry,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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But although the talented voice cast gives the characters humor and distinctive personalities, their CGI renderings are, well, a bit creepy, and less photorealistic than many of the cute woodland creatures that flock around Snow White.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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Season 2 has built on these relatable themes, introducing race as a key factor within the creepy, hollow corporate hell that is Lumon.—
Banseka Kayembe,
refinery29.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooky. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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