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

The music starts to shift beginning with the third episode, when Lestat becomes overwhelmed by the apparition of his abusive maker and other ghosts, including Claudia, whose killing he’d been forced to witness firsthand. — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

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

Why then, when discussing body image after weight changes, is our culture reaching for the language of vexing apparitions and death? — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

That late-game run––forty-four points to the Cavs’ eleven––was as soul-crushing to Cleveland as the apparition of Willis Reed, hobbling to center court, had been to the Lakers fifty-six years ago. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026