phantom

/fˈæntəm/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a ghostly appearing figure
   “we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us”
2. something existing in perception only
   “a ghostly apparition at midnight”

adjective

1. something apparently sensed but having no physical reality
   “seemed to hear faint phantom bells”

Synonyms for phantom

• apparition
• phantasm
• phantasma
• fantasm
• specter
• spectre
• shadow
• unreal

Words that rhyme with phantom

• bantam
• frantom