Synonyms for haunted
haunt·ed

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1. haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(p)adjective

   having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

   "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"

   Antonyms:
   untroubled, unconcerned, uninhabited

2. hauntedadjective

   showing emotional affliction or disquiet

   "her expression became progressively more haunted"

   Synonyms:
   obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(p)

   Antonyms:
   uninhabited, untroubled, unconcerned

3. hauntedadjective

   inhabited by or as if by apparitions

   "a haunted house"

   Synonyms:
   obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(p)

   Antonyms:
   unconcerned, uninhabited, untroubled

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1. List of paraphrases for "haunted":

   obsessed, tormented

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1. Henry Yau:

   I had read about it being haunted but little did I imagine I would capture something.

2. Linda Kay Klein:

   The fictions I had learned in church haunted me, i thought if you were in a hot tub and someone ejaculated, [ sperm ] would somehow get over to you. Sex created such a sense of shame that not only could I not have [ it ], I had nightmares and constant nagging thoughts of how far we had gone sexually.

3. Stanley Patz:

   I'm so convinced that Pedro Hernandez kidnapped and killed my son, he's a guilty man who's been conscience-stricken due to his deeds and haunted by demons ever since that day.

4. President Barack Obama:

   I am haunted by the hardships, and the deaths. It's something I take very seriously.

5. Mark Kantrowitz:

   Unless there is a specific reason why your home is worth much less, an appraisal is unlikely to yield much of an adjustment, but, who knows? Perhaps your home is haunted, or has toxic mold, or is infested with thousands of snakes.