INTANGIBLE Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

intangible

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈtan-jə-bəl

Definition of intangible next

as in incorporeal

not capable of being perceived by the sense of touch electrical energy is completely intangible

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Recent Examples of intangible Your films always seem to involve people having a physical relationship with things that are intangible. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 May 2026 Hand Me Downs is a series, with a new essay appearing each day through Mother’s Day, celebrating the gifts—tangible and intangible—that our mothers give us. —

Lucie Franc De Ferriere, Vogue, 10 May 2026 Retirement investing often involves intangible assets that exist as account balances and performance charts, while gold and silver remain tied to physical ownership, industrial use, collecting, and centuries of cultural association around value. —

Matt Emma, USA Today, 8 May 2026 The process of creating the book has also had intangible effects. —

Victoria Law, Washington Post, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for intangible

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incorporeal

Adjective

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