phantasm

Noun

Meaning

An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an optical illusion; a phantom; a dream.

A mental image or representation of a real object; a fancy; a notion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

phantom spectre specter shadow apparition phantasma fantasm maya mirage chimera revenant incubus wraith banshee daydream
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Antonyms

being case world fact dream brightness
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Hypernyms

spirit illusion semblance disembodied spirit

Hyponyms

wraith spectre specter spook ghost shade

Related terms

phantom fantastic fantasy fancy fantasize phantasmatic

Examples

Although the whole of this life were said to be nothing but a dream and the physical world nothing but a phantasm, I should call this dream or phantasm real enough, if, using reason well, we were never deceived by it. Gottfried Leibniz

I invoked Aiwaz, was shown a phantasm of Baphomet, and suddenly determined to recognize this for Him! Aleister Crowley

a ghostly apparition at midnight Source: Internet

we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us Source: Internet

Andrea Beaumont was a romantic interest and anti-hero in the beloved Mask of the Phantasm. Source: Internet

Batman/Catwoman writer Tom King has shared haunting preview art featuring the Phantasm by artist Clay Mann ahead of the series' December launch. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

phantasist phantasize phantasizer phantasma phantasmagoria phantasmagorial