Dictionary & Thesaurus

1.

(noun) an unusual appearing ghostly figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

Synonyms: apparition, phantom, spectre

Related Words: spirit

2.

(noun) a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"

Synonyms: ghost, shade, spectre, spook, wraith

Related Words: apparition, phantom, shadow