phantom

Speech parts

1. phantom - Noun

2. phantom - Adjective

3. phantom - Adjective Satellite

4. Phantom - Proper noun

Meaning

That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

spectre specter shadow ghost apparition phantasm mirage wraith spook illusion hallucination figment phantasma vision fantasm
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

being case body fact explanation alive
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

spirit illusion semblance disembodied spirit

Hyponyms

wraith spectre specter spook ghost shade

Phrases with the word

phantom ship grasp of the phantom phantom pain sensation phantom-limb pains phantom arm phantom sensations

Anagrams

Hampton

Examples

The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth. Mikhail Bakunin

It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality. Virginia Woolf

She was a phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight, A lovely apparition, sent To be a moment's ornament Her eyes as stars of twilight fair, Like twilights too her dusky hair, But all things else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful dawn. William Wordsworth

Material existence is entirely founded on a phantom realm of mind, whose nature and geography are unexplored. Alan Moore

The Phantom Menace is not a masterpiece, but it's an example of how imagination, craftsmanship, and technological bravura can fashion superior entertainment out of something that is far from flawless. James Berardinelli

Whether we assert our rights by sea, or attempt their maintenance by land-whithersoever we turn ourselves, this phantom incessantly pursues us. Already has it had too much influence on the councils of the nation. Henry Clay

Close letter words and terms

phantasy life phantasy world phantogram phantom abandoned call phantom arm phantom blindcat