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phantom

/ˈfæntəm/noun, adjective2 syllables

Phantom means: a ghostly appearing figure.

Synonyms for phantom9

noun, as in a ghostly appearing figure

apparition, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre

noun, as in something existing in perception only

apparition, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow

adjective, as in something apparently sensed but having no physical reality

unreal

also used for phantom

ghost

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What does phantom mean?3

noun

1

a ghostly appearing figure“we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”

2

something existing in perception only“a ghostly apparition at midnight”

adjective

1

something apparently sensed but having no physical reality“seemed to hear faint phantom bells”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Phantom in a sentence

  • I caught a glimpse of the phantom sitting behind the wheel.unknown
  • I still sometimes have phantom pain in my left leg.Miktsoanit
  • The right loves its phantom enemies.shekitten
  • The Phantom slowly, gravely, silently, approached.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of phantom

as a noun

plural
phantoms