UNBODIED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

unbodied

adjective

ˌən-ˈbä-dēd

Definition of unbodied

as in spiritual

not composed of matter ghosts are often depicted as unbodied, yet somehow visible, beings

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Recent Examples of unbodied Though its name suggests a nootropics concern or a purveyor of networked exercise equipment, Superhuman’s unbodied offering is productivity software for the inbox. — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 17 July 2019

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Adjective

Hood is a spiritual advisor to inmates all over the country, but has been busier than usual in Florida — a state that has put a record-breaking 38 people to death since 2025, with more scheduled this year, under the guidance of DeSantis.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
And then, obviously, there’s the spiritual side of this, his spiritual struggle with his faith.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of spiritual

Adjective

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

Definition of incorporeal

Adjective

The important things are often bodiless.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
That the bodiless voice of Captain Kafetzis was now coming to me live from above my proprietary Cashmere mattress indicated the obvious seriousness of what had happened in the night.

— Lauren Oyler, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023

Definition of bodiless

Adjective

In both films, everything comes in threes, the incessant crosscutting is accorded a flashy metaphysical weight, and time itself is manipulated, distorted, and rearranged to the point of meaninglessness.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
Conference-goers are here to sample and peruse the shifting practices of the nation’s market for metaphysical beliefs.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of metaphysical

Adjective

The other Vision is a supernatural manifestation, brought to life via Wanda Maximoff’s sorcery; he is known as Hex Vision.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
And yet, ghost stories will often have women as supernatural witches, coming back to curse people or cause trouble.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of supernatural

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