as in spiritual
not composed of matter
ghosts are often depicted as unbodied, yet somehow visible, beings
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Recent Examples of unbodied
Though its name suggests a nootropics concern or a purveyor of networked exercise equipment, Superhuman’s unbodied offering is productivity software for the inbox.
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 17 July 2019
Deleuze and Guattari, in Anti-Oedipus, see in it the model of a new kind of reasoning: schizoid, unbodied, and diffuse.
—Sam Kriss, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 17 July 2019
Deleuze and Guattari, in Anti-Oedipus, see in it the model of a new kind of reasoning: schizoid, unbodied, and diffuse.
—Sam Kriss, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbodied
Adjective
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Grizzlies were viewed as relatives by many tribes and played an important spiritual role.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The friction comes as the technology continues to worry, on both spiritual and labor grounds, workers across Hollywood.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Followers of the Abrahamic religions are supposed to treat God as immaterial and incorporeal, yet these early Yahweh worshippers imagined him as fully embodied.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Positioned as a large-scale genre event, the series updates the legendary SFX property with a contemporary political and social edge, with Shun Oguri leading the cast as a detective hunting a seemingly incorporeal killer.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The important things are often bodiless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Her testimony led to the U.K.’s first bodiless murder conviction.—
Udita Jhunjhunwala,
Variety,
22 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The movie addresses metaphysical questions such as the egregore of a generation, the nature of evil, and the search for God in times of His absence.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2026
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The most fundamental consequences of being struck by lightning are often metaphysical, and not easily communicable.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the most impactful force on the court could be the silent, invisible sixth man – the mind gym.—
Haley Sawyer,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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IndieWire spoke directly with intimacy coordinators about their work, since — just like boom ops and gaffers — much of their on-set work is meant to be invisible.—
Emily Maskell,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Adapted from Algernon Blackwood’s supernatural novella, The Man Whom the Trees Loved is a ghostly tale of the inexplicable horrors of nature.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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There's also aliens or monsters or some other supernatural entity out to get them.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unbodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbodied. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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