Need another word that means the same as “intangible”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “intangible” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Intangible” are: impalpable, nonphysical, untouchable, bodiless, incorporeal, unembodied, disembodied, abstract, invisible, indefinable, indescribable, inexpressible, nameless, intangible asset
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “intangible” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| intangible asset | Assets that are saleable though not material or physical. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “intangible” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| abstract | Dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention. We have been discussing the problem in a very abstract manner. |
| bodiless | Having no material form or being; incorporeal. A sinister bodiless voice. |
| disembodied | Not having a material body. A disembodied ghost. |
| impalpable | Not easily comprehended. An impalpable ghost. |
| incorporeal | Not composed of matter; having no material existence. A supreme but incorporeal being called God. |
| indefinable | Defying expression or description. An abstract concept that seems indefinable. |
| indescribable | Defying expression or description. Most prisoners suffered indescribable hardship. |
| inexpressible | Defying expression. A mood of inexpressible longing. |
| invisible | Relating to or denoting earnings which a country makes from the sale of services or other items not constituting tangible commodities. This invisible gas is present to some extent in every home. |
| nameless | Being or having an unknown or unnamed source. Some pictures were taken by a nameless photographer. |
| nonphysical | Lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen. |
| unembodied | Not having a material body. Claims to knowledge of an unembodied consciousness. |
| untouchable | Impossible to assail. When the band retreat to ambience and minimalism they are untouchable. |
| abstract | Consider a concept without thinking of a specific example consider abstractly or theoretically. An abstract of her speech. |
| ambiguity | The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness. We can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act. |
| ambiguous | Open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead. The election result was ambiguous. |
| ambiguously | So as to be open to more than one interpretation. A peculiar ambiguously remembered landscape where past and present seem repeatedly confounded. |
| ambivalent | Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. An ambivalent attitude to Europe. |
| blur | Make unclear indistinct or blurred. Tears blurred her vision. |
| blurred | Not clear or distinct; hazy. The blurred distinctions between childhood and adulthood. |
| blurry | Unable to perceive clear or sharp images. Vision may be hazy or blurry for a few days after surgery. |
| circumlocution | An indirect way of expressing something. He used a number of poetic circumlocutions. |
| elusive | Difficult to find, catch, or achieve. That elusive thing the soul. |
| equivocate | Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself. The government have equivocated too often in the past. |
| euphemism | A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. The jargon has given us downsizing as a euphemism for cuts. |
| evasive | Avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire. They decided to take evasive action. |
| illegibility | The quality of writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered. |
| immaterial | (often followed by `to’) lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other. The price was immaterial. |
| impalpable | Incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch- James Jeans. An impalpable cloud. |
| imprecision | Lack of exactness or accuracy. All scientific measurements come with some degree of imprecision. |
| indeterminate | (of a condition) from which a diagnosis of the underlying cause cannot be made. Of indeterminate age. |
| lightproof | Able to block out light completely. A lightproof envelope. |
| nebulous | Lacking definite form or limits. Nebulous reasons. |
| noncommittal | Refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like. Her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together. |
| nuance | Give nuances to. He was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect. |
| obscure | Make obscure or unclear. An obscure turn of phrase. |
| opaqueness | The quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light. |
| subtle | Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze. The German plan was simple yet subtle. |
| subtlety | A subtle distinction, feature, or argument. The textural subtlety of Degas. |
| unclear | Not clear to the mind. The law itself was unclear on that point. |
| undifferentiated | Not different or differentiated. By six weeks the sexual glands are as yet undifferentiated between male and female. |
| vague | Not clearly understood or expressed-Anatole Broyard- P.A.So. Vague forms of speech have so long passed for mysteries of science. |
| vaguely | In a way that is unfocused or lacks attention; absent-mindedly. He looked vaguely familiar. |
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