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

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

The book is a poetry collection structured in three acts with seven players, each assigned a color of the rainbow and an apparition’s name, each of whom needs an audience to fully exist. — Literary Hub, 29 May 2026

The museum site has been a paranormal hotbed for decades, with sightings of apparitions, security camera footage capturing items flying off shelves, as well as experiences from staff members and visitors. — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

There certainly seem to be apparitions in this music, some presence apart from the four musicians and the throngs of fans, which is intensified by the visceral collision of so many sounds. — Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026