phantom
- adjective
- /ˈfæntəm/
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fantasmal
- In the dark, the shadows created a phantom figure that seemed to move but was merely an illusion.
I think it's because we have this phantom pain of the soul.
- I think it's because we have this phantom pain of the soul.
- I loved the details about map making, the whole idea of like phantom towns and stuff like that.
- And they would feel immediate relief from the phantom pain.
- In other words, the visual perception can reverse some of these phantom sensations in many ways.
- I've never heard the word Sturbridge with so much phantom Sturbridge.
- It was like this figment or something phantom.
Examples
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She often daydreamed about a phantom friend who only existed in her imagination.
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And we're talking about would I let this phantom of my own mind go?
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This tricks the brain into seeing the phantom rather than just feeling it.
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All right, we have brought in some huge speakers so that you can experience the phantom words illusion again.
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The painting depicted a phantom ship sailing across a misty sea, evoking a sense of mystery.
Synonyms
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3.0
The spirit of a dead person that people can see or feel
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7.5
A false experience in which you see or hear something not there
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9.9
A spirit or ghost that people feel is nearby
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9.9
A thing that seems real but is only in the mind, like a ghost
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9.9
A ghost-like figure that seems real but is not
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9.5
A spirit without a body that appears to people or stays near places
An imagined figure like a ghost that appears in stories
A creature that people imagine and that is not real
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.2
An uncomfortable feeling that seems to come from a missing arm or leg
A pale white plant with almost no leaves that gets food from fungi in shaded forests
How Unreal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Phantom as an adjective comes from the same root phan- meaning 'to appear'. So we call something 'phantom' when it seems real but exists only in the mind or as an illusion, for example a 'phantom' pain felt in a missing limb.