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haunted

/ˈhɔːntɪd/adjective2 syllables

Haunted means: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something.

Synonyms for haunted6

adjective, as in having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

obsessed, preoccupied, taken up, concerned

adjective, as in showing emotional affliction or disquiet

troubled

adjective, as in inhabited by or as if by apparitions

inhabited

What does haunted mean?3

adjective

1

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something“became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle”

2

showing emotional affliction or disquiet“her expression became progressively more haunted”

3

inhabited by or as if by apparitions“a haunted house”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with haunted?2

two syllables

wanted

three syllables

unwanted
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Haunted in a sentence

  • By legend the woods were said to be haunted, so people avoided them.halfb1t
  • According to legend, the wood used to be haunted, so people would avoid it.unknown
  • According to legend, those woods used to be haunted, so people would avoid entering.CK
  • What would you do if your house was haunted?Amastan
  • Do you know any haunted house in the neighborhood?Amastan
  • I was haunted by the vision at the window.Hybrid
  • That old house is thought to be haunted.Eldad
  • Did you spend the night at the haunted house?Amastan

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Forms of haunted

as a adjective

superlative
hauntedest