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English adjective: phantom | |||
| 1. | phantom something apparently sensed but having no physical reality | ||
| Samples | Seemed to hear faint phantom bells. The amputee's illusion of a phantom limb. | ||
| Similar | unreal | ||
| Antonyms | real | ||
English noun: phantom | |||
| 1. | phantom (person) a ghostly appearing figure | ||
| Samples | We were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us. | ||
| Synonyms | apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, specter, spectre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disembodied spirit, spirit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Flying Dutchman | ||
| 2. | phantom (cognition) something existing in perception only | ||
| Samples | A ghostly apparition at midnight. | ||
| Synonyms | apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, shadow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | illusion, semblance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Flying Dutchman, flying saucer, ghost, shade, specter, spectre, spook, UFO, unidentified flying object, wraith | ||
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