Synonyms of apparition

apparition

noun

ˌa-pə-ˈri-shən 

as in ghost

the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people

an eccentric who claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ghost
• spirit
• phantom
• specter
• materialization
• wraith
• poltergeist
• haunt
• phantasm
• vision
• demon
• visitant
• shadow
• sprite
• vampire
• spook
• angel
• zombie
• familiar spirit
• bogey
• hant
• ghoul
• shade
• familiar
• genie
• double
• doppelgänger
• daimon
• fetch
• manes
• incubus
• genius
• succubus
• devil
• jinni
• imp
• shaitan
• lemures
• lamia
• fiend
• cacodemon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apparition

One is Eye Witness (1987), a wintry landscape of two figures who seem to look away from an apparition of sorts; a skyscraper in the distance bears a resemblance to the Empire State Building. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

One minute, the stubble field in front of his stand had been empty, and then suddenly, like an apparition, a whitetail buck had appeared. — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026

That is, until miraculous apparitions turn it into a place to be. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 July 2026

Reports of strange sounds, apparitions, and unexplained encounters continue to attract visitors. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026