variants
also zombi
as in vampire
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of zombie
The subsequent chemical leak seems to turn the old residents into zombies, who attack younger people from the town.
—
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Jovovich plays Gray Alys, a wish-granting, face-tattooed witch who is being hunted by a crew of religious zealots, crypto monarchs and bulk-rate CGI skeleton zombies.
—Adam Graham/the Detroit News, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Counterintelligence programs What was the point of turning Manson (and his family members) into potential zombie assets?
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Email us and your question may be answered in Matt’s Inside Line.
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
📺 11 am Million Dollar Zombie Flips (A&E)
James Dainard and his team hunt for, fix, and flip zombie houses in the Seattle area.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for zombie
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Jovovich plays Gray Alys, a wish-granting, face-tattooed witch who is being hunted by a crew of religious zealots, crypto monarchs and bulk-rate CGI skeleton zombies.
—Adam Graham/the Detroit News, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Counterintelligence programs What was the point of turning Manson (and his family members) into potential zombie assets?
—Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Email us and your question may be answered in Matt’s Inside Line.
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
📺 11 am Million Dollar Zombie Flips (A&E)
James Dainard and his team hunt for, fix, and flip zombie houses in the Seattle area.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for zombie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
Noun
-
When Posey is dropped into the mainstream, her most intriguing qualities are often cast as lightly villainous: girlboss vampire, dog-lady henchman.—
Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Joel Thibodeau,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
-
In another case, caskets containing the bodies of Israeli children were displayed on a stage under a propaganda banner that depicted Netanyahu as a vampire.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
Lopez’s Spider Woman gets a bad pixie wig and even more garish goth costuming appropriate for a bewitching, bitchy succubus.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
-
That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
This meaning is visualized in Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting The Nightmare, which shows a woman sleeping peacefully on a couch while a nauseating monster—an incubus—sits portentously on her abdomen, unbeknownst to her.—
Time,
Time,
28 Dec. 2022
-
As Tommy’s experiences in the tunnels of France mark a continued incubus for his character, with visions of being pulled into the mud, the sounding of the bell coincides with his own inner peace.—
Josh St. Clair,
Men's Health,
13 June 2022
Noun
-
But according to Jason, his dad had some notes about the film’s inclusion of some of the ghouls from the 1984 original.—
John Russell,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
-
Eliot beforehand – and the nightmarish inner gorge is a spiffy mix of nature run amok plus terrifying ghouls that would give Swamp Thing the willies.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share