zombie

The word “zombie” has 2 syllables: zom-bie

It's pronounced as /ˈzɒmbi/


What is synonym and antonym for zombie?

In the thesaurus, “zombie” has 15 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for zombie along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for zombie

  • character
  • demon
  • devil
  • ghoul
  • identity
  • incubus
  • lamia
  • personality
  • phantom
  • shadow
  • soul
  • specter
  • succubus
  • vampire
  • vision

Meanings of zombie

  • noun
    1. A snake god or fetish in religions of West Africa and elsewhere.
    2. (voodoo, superstition) A person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his/her own.
    3. A deceased person who becomes reanimate to attack the living.
    4. An apathetic person.
    5. A human being in a state of extreme mental exhaustion.
    6. An information worker who has signed a nondisclosure agreement.
    7. A process or task which has terminated but has not been removed from the list of processes, typically because it has an unresponsive parent process.
    8. A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.
    9. A cocktail of rum and fruit juices.
    10. A conscripted member of the Canadian military during World War II who was assigned to home defence rather than to combat in Europe.
    11. Marijuana, or similar drugs.
    12. A hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks conscious experience, qualia, or sentience.

Example Sentences

  • The survivors barricaded themselves inside the building, hoping to avoid the relentless onslaught of zombie hordes.
  • In the Halloween costume contest, she won first place for her incredibly realistic zombie makeup and attire.
  • The eerie atmosphere in the abandoned hospital was intensified by the distant sounds of groaning zombie.
  • As the virus spread, more and more people succumbed to becoming a zombie, creating a post-apocalyptic nightmare.
  • The movie depicted a group of friends attempting to outsmart and escape a city overrun by zombie.

On this page you'll find 15 synonyms or another words to zombie, such as: character, demon, devil, ghoul, identity, incubus, lamia.

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