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. President Barack Obama:

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

2. Karen Doyon:

   I am haunted by it every day, this is a tragedy that should have never happened.

3. Dan Caplis:

   Wongel's parents are determined to do everything in their power to make sure that no one ever dies this way again, as part of this mission they are asking witnesses to come forward, including folks who experienced problems with The Haunted Mine Drop before Wongel Estifanos was killed on The Haunted Mine Drop.

4. 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.

5. Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall:

   This horrific crime has haunted this family, this community and Naperville Police for 49 years, the investigation and resulting charges were truly a team effort that spanned decades, and I could not be more proud of the determination and resourcefulness of our investigators, both past and present, who never gave up on Julie Ann Hanson.