Synonyms of materialization

materialization

noun

mə-ˌtir-ē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

as in apparition

the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people

since no one lived in the attic, the landlord suggested that the new tenant might have seen the materialization of a woman once murdered there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• apparition
• ghost
• spirit
• phantom
• vision
• phantasm
• specter
• haunt
• poltergeist
• wraith
• shadow
• sprite
• vampire
• visitant
• demon
• familiar spirit
• bogey
• zombie
• angel
• spook
• shade
• hant
• fetch
• double
• doppelgänger
• genie
• daimon
• familiar
• ghoul
• genius
• jinni
• incubus
• succubus
• shaitan
• manes
• imp
• devil
• lemures
• lamia
• cacodemon
• fiend

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of materialization

For the science-fiction concepts underpinning that world, including gravity control, faster-than-light communication and cognitive materialization, Kamiyama worked with novelist Toh EnJoe, credited as SF setting supervisor, as an outside arbiter. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

The brand pointed to the Moab Speed 2 and the Moab 3 models as contributors to the strong growth in the marketplace, partially driven by fresh colorways and materializations, along with enhanced storytelling. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 2 June 2026

Dream up things that have not been dreamt, and use the tools of AI to materialize them faster, because going from ideation to materialization is daunting, time consuming. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 3 May 2026

Who knows if, in this upside-down world that currently weighs on her, the june bug can see the nearby corpse of another beetle, accidentally disemboweled by the home’s owner hours before, the white fat peeking out from her rear end like the materialization of her dying breath. — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026

The high-top comes in a neutral White Sand hue, while dimensionality is added through a suede and canvas materialization. — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Apr. 2025

New materializations of pure desire, birthing all creatures, as hungry as new life. — Ida Momennejad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024