INCORPOREAL Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

incorporeal

adjective

ˌin-(ˌ)kȯr-ˈpȯr-ē-əl

Definition of incorporeal

as in spiritual

not composed of matter ghosts are supposed to be incorporeal

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Recent Examples of incorporeal Followers of the Abrahamic religions are supposed to treat God as immaterial and incorporeal, yet these early Yahweh worshippers imagined him as fully embodied. — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026 Positioned as a large-scale genre event, the series updates the legendary SFX property with a contemporary political and social edge, with Shun Oguri leading the cast as a detective hunting a seemingly incorporeal killer. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026 In fact, magical life has the potential to be even more radically incorporeal than our own. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2025 Christ Jesus’ example shows us how to turn away from material definitions of life by getting to know God as incorporeal divine Life. — Larissa Snorek, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2025 To the casual observer, the data industry can seem incorporeal, its products conjured out of weightless bits. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2024 If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God. — Randy L. Friedman, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024

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Adjective

This is a tranquil boutique hotel in the spiritual heart of Bali.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Garfield’s Altman is going for a different kind of spiritual truth.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of spiritual

Adjective

Nyla Innuksuk’s supernatural thriller In the Heart of the South is the latest Canadian indie aiming to reclaim indigenous storytelling and representation in movie theaters.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Over a span of nearly 20 years and thousands of different writers, the writing has not been contained to a single, cohesive canon, but everything is at least centered around this organization investigating supernatural anomalies from everyday items.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of supernatural

Adjective

They were rendered invisible in the dominant discourse, their deaths acceptable costs in a game of power politics and conquest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
The rich cinematic imagery and sound give new forms to the often complex and invisible realities of climate change.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of invisible

Adjective

The important things are often bodiless.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
That the bodiless voice of Captain Kafetzis was now coming to me live from above my proprietary Cashmere mattress indicated the obvious seriousness of what had happened in the night.

— Lauren Oyler, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023

Definition of bodiless

Adjective

FedEx, meanwhile, doesn’t list Amazon as a key customer in its annual report, suggesting its revenue contribution is immaterial.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
The space will become an immaterial garden with intricate cutouts creating shadows, reflections and transparency for viewing the jewelry creations.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of immaterial

Adjective

In Ayurveda, Prana, the life force carried by the breath, is understood to nourish both the mind and body and can be viewed as a nonphysical substance, finer than oxygen.

— Trisha Swift, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
In accounting, intangible assets are nonphysical possessions including such things as brands and intellectual property, software, mineral rights ‒ and contracts.

— Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

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