I caught a glimpse of the phantom sitting behind the wheel.
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Phantom
//ˈfæntəm//
Synonyms for "phantom" (221 found)
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Closest matches (45)
Strong matches (66)
dereisticdiscarnatedisembodieddisembodied spiritdraculadreamlikedreamyduppydybbukectoplasmiceidolonelusiveerroneousetheretherealethericextramundanefallaciousfalsefalse image
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fancyfantasquefantasticfantasticalfantasyfee-faw-fumfictionfigmentfigment of the imaginationfigureformfrankensteinfrightenerghostishghostlikeghostlyghostyghoulgrateful deadguidehallucinationhanthaunthobgoblinholy terrorhorroridle fancyidolumillusionillusionalillusionaryillusiveillusoryimageimageryimaginaryimaginationimaginingimmaterialimmaterialityimpalpableimponderableincorporateincorporeal
Related words (110)
incorporeal beingincorporeityincubusinsubstantialinsubstantial imageintangibleinventionlarvalemuresmaggotmake believemake-believemanesmasanmaterializationmiragemisleadingmistmonstermyth
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nightmarenonmaterialnonphysicaloccultogreogressoniostensibleotherworldlyphantasmphantasmaphantasmagoriaphantasmagoricphantasmalphantasmicphantomicphantomlikephasmphenomenonpoltergeistpresencepsychicpsychicalrevenantromancescarebabescarecrowscarerseemingself-deceptiveself-deludingshadeshadowshadowyshapeshrouded spiritsick fancysmokespeciousspecterlikespectralspectral ghostspectrumspiritspiritualspritestretch of the imaginationsuccubussupernaturalsupposititiousterrortheophanythick-coming fanciesthin airtransmundanetripumbraunactualunearthlyunembodiedunextendedunfleshlyunfoundedunphysicalunsubstantialunsubstantialityunworldlyvampirevaporvisionvisionarywaking dreamwalking dead manwandering soulwerewolfwhimwhimsywildest dreamwildest dreamswolf manwolf-manwraithlikewraithyzombie
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5 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesat location
1 entriesderived
43 entriesShowing 16 of 43 words.
has context
2 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
similar
2 entriesTranslations
59 translations across 34 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- φάντασμα noun (something having no physical reality)
- φάσμα noun (something having no physical reality)
Arabic
2 entries- سَرَاب noun (something having no physical reality)
- شَبَح noun (something having no physical reality)
Armenian
1 entries- ուրվական noun (something having no physical reality)
Bulgarian
3 entries- илюзорен adj (unreal or fictitious)
- илю́зия noun (something having no physical reality)
- привиде́ние noun (something having no physical reality)
Catalan
1 entries- fantasma noun (something having no physical reality)
Czech
1 entries- přízrak noun (something having no physical reality)
Danish
1 entries- fantom noun (something having no physical reality)
Dutch
1 entries- fantoom noun (something having no physical reality)
Esperanto
1 entries- fantomo noun (something having no physical reality)
Finnish
1 entries- aave noun (something having no physical reality)
French
1 entries- fantôme noun (something having no physical reality)
Galician
1 entries- pantasma noun (something having no physical reality)
German
1 entries- Phantom noun (something having no physical reality)
Greek
1 entries- Φαντομάς noun (something having no physical reality)
Hindi
1 entries- प्रेत noun (something having no physical reality)
Irish
1 entries- amhailt noun (something having no physical reality)
Italian
4 entries- immaginaria adj (unreal or fictitious)
- immaginario adj (unreal or fictitious)
- irreale adj (unreal or fictitious)
- fantasma noun (something having no physical reality)
Japanese
1 entries- 幻 noun (something having no physical reality)
Middle English
1 entries- fantome noun (something having no physical reality)
Māori
4 entries- mariko adj (unreal or fictitious)
- mariko noun (something having no physical reality)
- pō-mariko noun (something having no physical reality)
- pō-mārikoriko noun (something having no physical reality)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- fantom noun (something having no physical reality)
Persian
2 entries- شبح noun (something having no physical reality)
- پرهیب noun (something having no physical reality)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Spuak noun (something having no physical reality)
Polish
1 entries- fantom noun (something having no physical reality)
Portuguese
2 entries- fantasma noun (something having no physical reality)
- fantoma noun (test object)
Romanian
1 entries- fantomă noun (something having no physical reality)
Romansch
1 entries- fantom noun (something having no physical reality)
Russian
4 entries- иллюзорный adj (unreal or fictitious)
- нереальный adj (unreal or fictitious)
- фантомный adj (unreal or fictitious)
- при́зрак noun (something having no physical reality)
Sardinian
3 entries- pantàsima noun (something having no physical reality)
- pantùma noun (something having no physical reality)
- umbra noun (something having no physical reality)
Spanish
1 entries- fantasma noun (something having no physical reality)
Sumerian
4 entries- 𒄇 noun (something having no physical reality)
- 𒆤 noun (something having no physical reality)
- 𒈠𒊬 noun (something having no physical reality)
- 𒋝𒋝 noun (something having no physical reality)
Swedish
1 entries- fantom noun (something having no physical reality)
Tagalog
1 entries- bibit noun (something having no physical reality)
Ukrainian
2 entries- прима́ра noun (something having no physical reality)
- фанто́м noun (something having no physical reality)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
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.
Source: tatoeba (3539681)
The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached.
Source: tatoeba (3714115)
Thrice round the neck with longing I essayed / to clasp the phantom in a wild delight; / thrice, vainly clasped, the visionary shade / mocked me embracing, and was lost to sight, / swift as a winged wind or slumber of the night.
Source: tatoeba (6893130)
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