ghostlike

adjective

Definition of ghostlikenext
as in ghostly

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Recent Examples of ghostlike Diners have toasted to him ever since, trading stories of feeling ghostlike brushes along their legs during Lowcountry meals. — Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghostlike
  1. ghostly
  2. spectral
  3. phantom
Adjective
  • Everything reached her from far away; her sensations were ghostly.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Roth asks in one, referencing the ghostly figure careening overhead.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of ghostly
Adjective
  • But Roman's spectral studies will have lower resolution over a large area, while Hubble's has higher resolution over a small area.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Stars are arranged by spectral class; from hot to cool, the classes are O, B, A, F, G, K, M, L, T, and Y.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of spectral
Adjective
  • The rush to capitalize on AI developers’ seemingly bottomless demand for computing power has produced some phantom projects and long-shot pitches.
    — Matt Day, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In a new cross-sectional study, researchers at Istanbul Medipol University in Türkiye set out to explain the neuroscience behind these phantom earthquake sensations.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of phantom

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“Ghostlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghostlike. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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