WRAITHLIKE Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

wraithlike

adjective

as in disembodied

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Recent Examples of wraithlike The flakes were slow and voluptuous, and already the wraithlike branches outside the window were fattening with white. — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 But no matter how strong Carmen becomes, her destiny — embodied by a wraithlike old woman who turns up whenever the orchestra plays Bizet’s 10-note fate motif — is predetermined. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026

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Adjective

In what should be a surprise to no one, the toddler who learned to hold completely still for regular, two-hour MRIs grew up to be a rather disembodied woman who lives almost exclusively in her brain.

— Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
The six-minute quasi-title track works as a centerpiece, its compressed qanun (a stringed Middle Eastern instrument, played here by the acclaimed Syrian musician Maya Youssef) looping in the background as electronic pulses, foreboding pianos, and disembodied voices swirl around the mix.

— Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026

Definition of disembodied

Adjective

Yet, despite the fact that supernovas have been erupting every second over the course of 13 billion years or so to produce the neutrinos that accumulate as the DSNB, this ghostly signal is still faint, a whisper rather than a shout.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2026
Earthy, ghostly, weighty, touched by humor and grandeur alike.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of ghostly

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

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

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Brands can do this by creating flexible labor models, designing spaces where workers can flourish and developing cultural and spiritual capital through local partnerships.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
The payments — 17 transfers of $20,000 each — were made to the son of José Almaraz, a former player described as a spiritual guide close to AFA leadership.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of spiritual

Adjective

This chamber spotlights the prevalence and power of the spectral and supernatural in film, with ghosts serving as inspiration for special and visual effects innovation.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2026
Unfortunately, the costs of this fleeting spectral wonder are high, borne by negative consequences for our environment and our health.

— Char Miller, Time, 30 June 2026

Definition of spectral

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