Synonyms and antonyms of Imaginary and mysterious creatures in stories in British Thesaurus

the Abominable Snowman ()

a yeti

bogey (noun)

British a bogeyman in children’s stories

bogeyman (noun)

an imaginary evil creature used in stories for frightening children

boogeyman (noun)

American a bogeyman

bunyip (noun)

Australian in old Australian stories, an imaginary creature that lives in or near water

centaur (noun)

a creature in ancient Greek stories with the head, arms, and chest of a man, and the body and legs of a horse

chimaera ()

a British spelling of chimera

chimera (noun)

a frightening imaginary creature in old stories. It has a lion’s head, a goat’s body, a long tail, and it breathes fire.

creature (noun)

an imaginary living thing that is strange or frightening

daemon (noun)

a spirit in ancient Greek stories that is less important than a god or that protects a particular person or place

dragon (noun)

a large imaginary creature in old stories that has wings and a long pointed tail and breathes out fire

dryad (noun)

in ancient Greek literature, a female spirit who lives in trees

dwarf (noun)

an imaginary creature in children’s stories that looks like a very small old man

fairy (noun)

an imaginary creature with magic powers that looks like a small person with wings

fairy godmother (noun)

a woman in traditional children’s stories who has magic powers and helps people

faun (noun)

in ancient Roman stories, a god that has the upper body of a man, the legs of a goat, and a goat’s horns on its head

genie (noun)

an imaginary spirit with magic powers in ancient Middle Eastern stories

ghoul (noun)

an imaginary creature that eats dead people

goblin (noun)

a creature in children’s stories that looks like a small person and enjoys causing trouble

Gorgon (noun)

in ancient Greek stories, a monster in the form of a woman with snakes for hair who changed anyone who looked at her into stone

gremlin (noun)

a small imaginary creature that people blame when they have problems with machines

griffin (noun)

a large imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle

harpy (noun)

a cruel creature in ancient Greek stories, with a bird’s body and a woman’s face

hobgoblin (noun)

a small ugly creature in children’s stories who harms or tricks people

humanoid (noun)

in science fiction stories, a creature that looks like a human

hydra (noun)

a creature in ancient Greek stories that looked like a snake with many heads

imp (noun)

an imaginary creature that looks like a small child and likes to have fun by behaving badly

the Loch Ness monster (noun)

an ancient sea creature that some people believe lives in Loch Ness, a lake in Scotland

mermaid (noun)

an imaginary sea creature that has the upper body of a woman and a fish’s tail

monster (noun)

an imaginary creature that is large and frightening

Nessie ()

an informal name for the Loch Ness monster

nymph (noun)

literature in ancient Greek and Roman stories, one of the female spirits who live in rivers, mountains, or forests

phoenix (noun)

an imaginary bird in ancient stories that lives for 500 years and then burns to death, with a new phoenix rising from the ashes when the flames are gone

pixie (noun)

an imaginary magic creature like a small person with pointed ears who can do magic

satyr (noun)

a creature in ancient Greek stories with a man’s upper body and head and the ears, horns, and legs of a goat

spaceman (noun)

informal a creature from another planet

sphinx (noun)

an animal in ancient Greek and Egyptian myths that has a lion’s body and a human head

spirit (noun)

an imaginary creature with special powers

sprite (noun)

a small imaginary creature with magic powers in traditional stories, especially one that lives in or near water

sylph (noun)

a female spirit in ancient stories who lived in the air

troll (noun)

a very ugly creature in old Scandinavian stories that lives in a cave and is either very small or very tall

unicorn (noun)

an imaginary creature like a horse with a single long horn on its head

werewolf (noun)

an imaginary creature who is human during the day but becomes a wolf at night when there is a full moon

wyvern (noun)

an imaginary animal with two legs and wings and a dragon’s head

yeti (noun)

a wild animal that some people believe exists in the Himalayas. It is said to look like a human with a lot of hair.