ghostlike

adjective

Definition of ghostlikenext
as in ghostly

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Recent Examples of ghostlike Diners have toasted to him ever since, trading stories of feeling ghostlike brushes along their legs during Lowcountry meals. — Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghostlike
  1. ghostly
  2. spectral
  3. phantom
Adjective
  • When Brolin’s voice takes on a ghostly presence inside the whale, the emotional insistence grows louder without becoming more persuasive.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • As the 1986 return approached, people who remembered that earlier appearance likely told their children and grandchildren about being awakened before dawn and taken outside to see a huge, ghostly, gleaming object in the sky.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of ghostly
Adjective
  • The Sentinel-2 pair observe and capture imagery of our planet in different wavelengths using a high-resolution multispectral imager that can see 13 different spectral bands, or ranges of wavelengths.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Glimmers of that surprise — and the spectral essence of mutability that attends to it — can be found in every shot, some of them more than others.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of spectral
Adjective
  • The quarter ended with Howard called for a questionable shooting foul on Sabrina Ionescu, who sold the phantom contact before missing both free throws.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This week, the SEC revealed details of a couple of cases involving phantom pre-IPO shares of SpaceX, OpenAI, and other hot startups.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of phantom

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“Ghostlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghostlike. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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