goblin
Ugly cave dweller
A goblin is a small, ugly creature from folklore, typically depicted as mischievous or malevolent.
Goblins appear throughout European mythology and fantasy literature, often living underground or in dark places, hoarding treasure, and causing trouble for humans.
In modern usage, goblin has taken on informal meanings: someone might call a messy or antisocial person a goblin, or describe emerging from isolation looking disheveled as full goblin mode.
Minor mischief-making devil
- gremlinMischief-causing mythical creature
- trollDeliberate online antagonist
- orcSavage fantasy humanoid
- spriteTiny magical creature
gnome · brownie · leprechaun · boggart · bogle · redcap · puck · pixie
- WarcraftFantasy strategy game series
- Dungeons & DragonsFantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- Harry PotterFictional adolescent sorcerer
- LabyrinthMythic Cretan maze
horde · lair · cave · dungeon · treasure · gold · minion · shaman
Unverified traditional tale
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- fableMoral tale with animals
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
faerie · changeling · bogeyman · bugbear · bugaboo · specter · boggart · nightmare
Distorted, bizarre figure
- hideousExtremely unpleasant to see
- uglyDispleasing to look at
- misshapenAbnormally or poorly formed
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
warty · hunched · snaggle-toothed · beady-eyed · greenish · spindly · wizened · crooked
Cunning deceiver in myth
- pranksterSomeone who plays tricks
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
tomfoolery · skulduggery · roguery · devilry · impish · rascal · nuisance · menace
imp
Minor mischief-making devil
- gremlinMischief-causing mythical creature
- trollDeliberate online antagonist
- orcSavage fantasy humanoid
sprite · gnome · brownie · leprechaun · boggart · bogle · redcap · puck · pixie · fiend
Tolkien
- WarcraftFantasy strategy game series
- Dungeons & DragonsFantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- Harry PotterFictional adolescent sorcerer
Labyrinth · horde · lair · cave · dungeon · treasure · gold · minion · shaman · warlock
legend
Unverified traditional tale
folklore · faerie · changeling · bogeyman · bugbear · bugaboo · specter · boggart · nightmare · superstition
grotesque
Distorted, bizarre figure
gnarled · warty · hunched · snaggle-toothed · beady-eyed · greenish · spindly · wizened · crooked · leathery
trickster
Cunning deceiver in myth
- pranksterSomeone who plays tricks
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
shenanigans · tomfoolery · skulduggery · roguery · devilry · impish · rascal · nuisance · menace · havoc
- mythical creaturesdragon, dragons, vampire, vampires, werewolf
- supernatural beingsghost, demon, phantom, specter, banshee
- fantasy raceself, elves, dwarf, dwarves, orc
- fantasy tropesdragon, dragons, elf, elves, dwarf
- mythic beingscentaur, mermaid, merman, minotaur, satyr
- monstrositiesmonstrosity, monster, freak, abomination, grotesqueness
goblinangel
Divine winged messenger
fairy · guardian angel · cherub · seraph · good fairy
- Green Goblin
- goblin modeShameless unkempt hedonism
- goblin kingRuler of small monsters