as in spiritual
not composed of matter
ghosts are generally thought to be nonphysical in nature
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Recent Examples of nonphysical
Ansari answers crypto question with call for campaign finance reform
Ansari’s candidacy was boosted by a massive expenditure from advocates of cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
One of Ansari’s top financial backers was a group advocating for cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
For Dualism, how can something nonphysical interact with anything physical?
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
The second is Dualism, where there is a nonphysical or spiritual substance-such as a soul-that interacts with the brain and body.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
One of Ansari’s top financial backers was a group advocating for cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
For Dualism, how can something nonphysical interact with anything physical?
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
The second is Dualism, where there is a nonphysical or spiritual substance-such as a soul-that interacts with the brain and body.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonphysical
Adjective
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This is perhaps the best day of the year to think about your spiritual values or the basic things that guide you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Aug. 2025
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Because of the revolts, Compton says, drumming and African spiritual practices were eventually criminalized in the colonies.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Vendors will offer beads, minerals, gemstones, custom jewelry, fossils, artifacts, and metaphysical stones.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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The surrounding wave paintings add emotional turbulence, invoking both the physical might and metaphysical vastness of the sea.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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This is perhaps best illustrated through the comedy woven throughout the film’s supernatural narrative.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
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The taking of ritualistic body-part trophies may have also been part of a supernatural practice, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
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Furthermore, what does the riddle from Morrow (Babou Ceesay) mean, and is there some psychic link between the hybrids and the Xenomorphs?—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Humanity is still wrestling with the psychic damage reality television has done to our minds.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Nonphysical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonphysical. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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