phantomlike
- adjective
- /ˈfæntəmˌlaɪk/
:
fantasmal
- As the fog rolled in, the trees took on a phantomlike quality, blending into the mist.
Examples
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She wore a phantomlike gown that billowed around her, making her look ethereal.
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Neutrino: A neutral, phantomlike particle that is emitted during certain radioactive decay processes.
Academic text (1993) -
Yet a shadow is only similar to a reflection when it is not a shadow but a shade, when it is not a silhouette cast by an object standing and blocking the light, but a flat, phantomlike replication of the body, a monochrome or otherwise lightless image.
Academic text (1995) -
"It is something always glimpsed momentarily, a phantomlike figure in the woods, or the recollection of a dream which, lacking all specificity, occasionally haunts the brain.
Academic text (1993) -
The ghostly presence moved through the hall, its shape appearing phantomlike in the dim light.
Synonyms
91
5.1
A strange, frightening feeling as if ghosts are nearby
61
7.0
Strange or mysterious in a way that makes you feel uneasy
40
4.7
Having a pale, quiet look that feels scary
28
4.2
Not real, like something from a dream
25
3.8
Strange in a way that seems caused by ghosts or spirits
15
8.0
Seeming to exist without a body, like a voice or spirit
12
7.0
Seeming to be real but not really there
9
7.7
Very strange and not like anything from this world
9
5.7
Having a calm, unreal quality as if you are half asleep
5
7.5
Looking like a ghost and causing fear
2
9.9
Not having a physical body or shape that you can touch
1
6.5
Having a pale, thin, and quiet appearance that feels spooky
1
9.9
Looking like a ghost and seeming unreal
1
9.9
Something that looks strange and like a vivid dream
1
9.9
Looks like a strange dream with changing images
1
9.9
Having the look or feel of a ghost
1
9.9
Having a thin, ghostlike appearance
Having a quality like a dream or a ghost that seems unreal
Being unreal and like a dream
Not having a physical body, like a ghost
Appears dark and faint, like a shape with unclear edges
Not like real life and missing natural feeling
Antonyms
How Ghostly
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Morphology
Etymology
Phantomlike comes from phantom, which meant an 'appearance' or 'ghost', and the ending -like means 'similar to'. So something phantomlike looks or feels like a ghost — unreal, mysterious, and likely to vanish.