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
Now he’s tasked with more intangible responsibilities.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
But the administration instead is trading an intangible for a tangible: security interests for cold, hard cash.
—Don Graves, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2025
Cash equivalent includes tips paid by checks, credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, and tangible or intangible tokens readily exchangeable for cash or cash equivalent.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The invitation is to build structure around the intangible (dreams, intuition, compassion) and to practice discipline without losing our softness.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
But the administration instead is trading an intangible for a tangible: security interests for cold, hard cash.
—Don Graves, Foreign Affairs, 24 Sep. 2025
Cash equivalent includes tips paid by checks, credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, and tangible or intangible tokens readily exchangeable for cash or cash equivalent.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The invitation is to build structure around the intangible (dreams, intuition, compassion) and to practice discipline without losing our softness.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intangible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intangible
incorporeal
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In fact, magical life has the potential to be even more radically incorporeal than our own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Indeed, in stark contrast to the incorporeal nature of a digital image, each of Winant’s photographs is, in a sense, a discrete body: a fallible material entity that boasts a hidden physical history and that will compositionally deteriorate over time.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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“Intangible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intangible. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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