Need another word that means the same as “phantom”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “phantom” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Phantom” are: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, shadow, specter, spectre, ghost, spirit, wraith, figment of the imagination, delusion, hallucination, illusion, chimera, vision, fantasy, mirage, intangible
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “phantom” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| apparition | A ghost or ghostlike image of a person. We were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us. |
| chimera | A cartilaginous marine fish with a long tail, an erect spine before the first dorsal fin, and typically a forward projection from the snout. The sheeplike goat chimera. |
| delusion | (psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary. He has delusions of competence. |
| fantasm | A ghostly appearing figure. |
| fantasy | A genre of imaginative fiction involving magic and adventure, especially in a setting other than the real world. The notion of being independent is a child s ultimate fantasy. |
| figment of the imagination | A contrived or fantastic idea. |
| ghost | A suggestion of some quality. A ghost ship. |
| hallucination | Illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder. He refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination. |
| illusion | Something many people believe that is false. The illusion of family togetherness. |
| intangible | An intangible thing. Intangibles like self confidence and responsibility. |
| mirage | An optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects. The surface of the road ahead rippled in the heat mirages. |
| phantasm | An illusion, apparition, or ghost. Every phantasm of a hope was quickly nullified. |
| phantasma | Something existing in perception only. |
| shadow | A dark patch or area on a surface. He lived in the shadow of his father. |
| specter | A mental representation of some haunting experience. It aroused specters from his past. |
| spectre | Something widely feared as a possible unpleasant or dangerous occurrence. A dread of spectres and witches affected every aspect of daily life. |
| spirit | Animation and energy in action or expression. Spirits of turpentine. |
| vision | The images seen on a television screen. The runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision. |
| wraith | A ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death. A sea breeze was sending a grey wraith of smoke up the slopes. |
| aeon | A major division of geological time, subdivided into eras. He reached the crag aeons before I arrived. |
| apparition | The appearance of a ghostlike figure. A headless apparition. |
| cursed | Used to express annoyance or irritation. I ll be cursed if I can see your reasoning. |
| demon | A powerful, often destructive compulsion or obsession. He was possessed by an evil demon. |
| disembodied | (of a sound) lacking any obvious physical source. A disembodied voice at the end of the phone. |
| exorcise | Drive out or attempt to drive out (a supposed evil spirit) from a person or place. Infants were exorcised prior to baptism. |
| extrasensory | Seemingly outside normal sensory channels. |
| fiend | A person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause. A football fiend. |
| genie | (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals. |
| ghost | Haunt like a ghost pursue. She gave the ghost of a smile. |
| hallucinate | Perceive what is not there; have illusions. I don't care if they're hallucinating purple snakes. |
| haunt | Haunt like a ghost pursue. She haunts the ballet. |
| incorporeal | Having no physical existence. A supreme but incorporeal being called God. |
| malevolent | Having or exerting a malignant influence. A gossipy malevolent old woman. |
| mettle | The courage to carry on. The team showed their true mettle in the second half. |
| mummy | (especially in ancient Egypt) a body of a human being or animal that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of the internal organs, treatment with natron and resin, and wrapping in bandages. The mummy of Tutankhamen. |
| obsess | Haunt like a ghost; pursue. I became more and more obsessed by him. |
| phantasm | A ghostly appearing figure. The cart seemed to glide like a terrible phantasm. |
| psychic | A person considered or claiming to have psychic powers a medium. Psychic powers. |
| scary | Frightening; causing fear. A scary movie. |
| seance | A meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead, especially through the agency of a medium. The seance was held in the medium s parlor. |
| soul | Black American culture or ethnic pride. Soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement. |
| specter | A ghostly appearing figure. It aroused specters from his past. |
| spectral | Resembling or characteristic of a phantom. A spectral menacing face. |
| spirit | Infuse with spirit. He confessed in a spirit of self respect. |
| spiritual | Relating to religion or religious belief. The country s spiritual leader. |
| transcendental | Relating to a spiritual realm. The transcendental importance of each person s soul. |
| transcendentalism | Any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material. |
| wraith | A ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death. A sea breeze was sending a grey wraith of smoke up the slopes. |
| zeitgeist | The defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time. The story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960s. |
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