NONPHYSICAL Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

nonphysical

adjective

ˌnän-ˈfi-zi-kəl

Definition of nonphysical

as in spiritual

not composed of matter ghosts are generally thought to be nonphysical in nature

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Recent Examples of nonphysical In Ayurveda, Prana, the life force carried by the breath, is understood to nourish both the mind and body and can be viewed as a nonphysical substance, finer than oxygen. — Trisha Swift, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025 In accounting, intangible assets are nonphysical possessions including such things as brands and intellectual property, software, mineral rights ‒ and contracts. — Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 For Dualism, how can something nonphysical interact with anything physical? — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024 But amortization, the term for depreciating nonphysical assets, was less straightforward. — Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 8 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for nonphysical

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This is a tranquil boutique hotel in the spiritual heart of Bali.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Garfield’s Altman is going for a different kind of spiritual truth.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of spiritual

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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

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Nyla Innuksuk’s supernatural thriller In the Heart of the South is the latest Canadian indie aiming to reclaim indigenous storytelling and representation in movie theaters.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026
Over a span of nearly 20 years and thousands of different writers, the writing has not been contained to a single, cohesive canon, but everything is at least centered around this organization investigating supernatural anomalies from everyday items.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of supernatural

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