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
Excluding certain items, including restructuring charges and costs associated with intangible assets, the company posted earnings per share of 78 cents for the quarter.
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025
These expenses are created by amortizing intangible assets connected to companies purchased by Berkshire.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
But what of codependence, an intangible, emotional reliance on someone that can suffocate both parties?
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first debuting in Fantastic Four #13 (1963), the former Soviet scientist is obsessed with space travel and able to replicate the space accident that gave the Fantastic Four their powers, granting himself the ability to turn intangible and invisible.
—EW.com, 29 July 2025
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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025
These expenses are created by amortizing intangible assets connected to companies purchased by Berkshire.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
But what of codependence, an intangible, emotional reliance on someone that can suffocate both parties?
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first debuting in Fantastic Four #13 (1963), the former Soviet scientist is obsessed with space travel and able to replicate the space accident that gave the Fantastic Four their powers, granting himself the ability to turn intangible and invisible.
—EW.com, 29 July 2025
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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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To the casual observer, the data industry can seem incorporeal, its products conjured out of weightless bits.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2024
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“Intangible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intangible. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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