ghosting
Cutting contact abruptly
Ghosting is the practice of abruptly cutting off all communication with someone without explanation, typically in dating or personal relationships.
Rather than formally ending things, the person simply stops responding to messages and calls, effectively disappearing like a ghost.
The term has expanded beyond romance to describe similar behavior in professional contexts, such as job candidates who vanish after interviews or employees who quit without notice.
I thought we had a great first date, but then he ghosted me.
Having no equal
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- breadcrumbingInconsistent romantic teasing
- benchingRemoving from active play
- orbitingTraveling around another body
zombieing · situationship · heartbreak · rejection · avoidance
Failing to react or reply
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- ignoringDeliberately not noticing
snubbing · stonewalling · incommunicado · untraceable · dismissal · disengagement · withdrawal · cutoff
Occurring without prior notice
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- cutoffPoint of termination
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
blindsided · shock · jarring · cold · cruel · cowardly · hurtful · confusing
One who finds candidates
- employerOne who employs others
- hiringGiving someone work
- applicationFormal request document
- follow-upSubsequent action on something
callback · offer · rejection · unprofessional · candidate · networking · workplace · collaboration
Visible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
haunting · spirit · shade · revenant · spook · ectoplasm · paranormal · supernatural
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- distortionTwisting from original state
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- glitchMinor system fault
echo · feedback · phasing · flutter · intermittent · transmission · broadcast · recording
unmatched
Having no equal
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- breadcrumbingInconsistent romantic teasing
- benchingRemoving from active play
orbiting · zombieing · situationship · heartbreak · rejection · avoidance
unresponsive
Failing to react or reply
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- evasiveAvoiding direct response
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
ignoring · snubbing · stonewalling · incommunicado · untraceable · dismissal · disengagement · withdrawal · cutoff · avoiding
sudden
Occurring without prior notice
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- cutoffPoint of termination
abandonment · blindsided · shock · jarring · cold · cruel · cowardly · hurtful · confusing · one-sided
recruiter
One who finds candidates
- employerOne who employs others
- hiringGiving someone work
- applicationFormal request document
follow-up · callback · offer · rejection · unprofessional · candidate · networking · workplace · collaboration · unresponsive
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
poltergeist · haunting · spirit · shade · revenant · spook · ectoplasm · paranormal · supernatural · séance
interference
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- distortionTwisting from original state
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- artifactHuman-made historical object
glitch · echo · feedback · phasing · flutter · intermittent · transmission · broadcast · recording
- bad behaviorcheating, stealing, lying, greed, selfishness
- bad decisionsprocrastination, impulse buying, overspending, binge eating, cramming
- Modern Slangslang, jargon, buzzwords, neologisms, internet slang
- red flagsred flags, warning signs, warning, caution, alarm
- hiring problemstalent shortage, high turnover, skill gaps, no-shows
- 3D filmparallax, depth perception, convergence, disparity, anaglyph
ghostingclosure
Sense of emotional resolution
formal goodbye · breaking up · honest conversation · confrontation · dumping
ghostingreplying
Giving an answer back
responding · showing up · engagement · follow-through · reliability
ghostingmaterializing
Becoming real or visible
appearing · manifesting · solidifying · emerging · showing up