Synonyms of apparitions

apparitions

noun

plural of apparition

as in spirits

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

• spirits
• ghosts
• shadows
• visions
• phantoms
• specters
• materializations
• haunts
• poltergeists
• phantasms
• wraiths
• demons
• spooks
• vampires
• visitants
• sprites
• angels
• zombies
• shades
• familiar spirits
• bogeys
• hants
• ghouls
• familiars
• genies
• jinn
• daimones
• doubles
• manes
• doppelgängers
• incubi
• devils
• imps
• succubi
• fetches
• lemures
• geniuses
• shaitans
• fiends
• lamiae
• cacodemons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apparitions

Title granted to the Virgin Mary in honor of her apparitions to three shepherd children (Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto and Venerable Lucia dos Santos) in Fátima, Portugal, in 1917. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

The location was a former sugarcane plantation notorious for cruelty, and accounts of apparitions in the water are a reminder of this history. — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Carolyn and her daughters especially saw full-body apparitions, heard noises and smelled rotten odors. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026

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

Today, the massive complex attracts paranormal investigators who report apparitions, voices, and other unexplained phenomena. — 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

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