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phantom

(fæntəm)
Word forms: plural phantoms
1. countable noun
A phantom is a ghost.
[mainly literary]
They vanished down the stairs like two phantoms.
The phantom used to appear unexpectedly, but mostly during the winter.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use phantom to describe something which you think you experience but which is not real.
She was always taking days off for what her colleagues considered phantom illnesses.
...a phantom pregnancy.
Synonyms: imaginary, imagined, fictitious, illusory More Synonyms of phantom
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Phantom can refer to something that is done by an unknown person, especially something criminal.
...victims of alleged 'phantom' withdrawals from high-street cash machines.
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Phantom is used to describe business organizations, agreements, or goods which do not really exist, but which someone pretends do exist in order to cheat people.
...a phantom trading scheme at a Wall Street investment bank.
More Synonyms of phantom

phantom in British English

(ˈfæntəm)
noun
1. 
a. 
an apparition or spectre
b. 
(as modifier)
a phantom army marching through the sky
2. 
the visible representation of something abstract, esp as appearing in a dream or hallucination
phantoms of evil haunted his sleep
3. 
something apparently unpleasant or horrific that has no material form
4.  medicine another name for manikin (sense 2b)
Derived forms
phantomatic (ˌphantoˈmatic)
adjective
Word origin
C13: from Old French fantosme, from Latin phantasma phantasm

phantom in American English

(ˈfæntəm)
noun
1. 
something that seems to appear to the sight but has no physical existence; apparition; vision; specter
2. 
something feared or dreaded
3. 
something that exists only in the mind; illusion
4. 
a person or thing that is something in appearance but not in fact
a phantom of a leader
5. 
any mental image or representation
the phantoms of things past
adjective
6. 
of, like, or constituting a phantom; not really existing; illusory
Word origin
ME fantome, fantosme < OFr fantosme < L phantasma: see phantasm

Examples of 'phantom' in a sentence
phantom

As many as 70 per cent of amputees report phantom pain in limbs that are no longer there and conventional painkillers are often ineffective.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As many as 70 per cent of amputees report phantom pain in limbs that are no longerthere and conventional painkillers are often ineffective.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Because few investors have the courage to dismiss a phantom bid as a phantom.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But there is a clue to how these phantom rings appear because they are often seen around sunrise.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We uncover the brain's role in processing pain and the strange phenomenon of phantom limbs.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Not only could they see the phantom limb, but they could also feel it move.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A few nights earlier a phantom ship had been seen.
Keane, Molly & Phipps, Sally Molly Keane's Ireland (1993)
A large chunk of his being has become a phantom limb.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The phenomenon of phantom limb syndrome has offered particularly useful insights into the brain's role in the way that pain processes vary.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
GHOST goals, phantom penalties and things that go bump in the afternoon.
The Sun (2008)
He is back in the Prem after awarding that phantom goal against Watford.
The Sun (2008)
And phantom goals are precious, we should quickly add, because so rare.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It will be interesting to see whether the phantom appears over the next few days, when mist and fog are unlikely to form in windy, warmer weather.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
phantom

British English: phantom NOUN
A phantom is a ghost.
They vanished down the stairs like two phantoms.
  • American English: phantom
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fantasma
  • Chinese: 幽灵
  • European Spanish: fantasma
  • French: fantôme
  • German: Phantom
  • Italian: fantasma
  • Japanese: 幽霊
  • Korean: 유령
  • European Portuguese: fantasma
  • Latin American Spanish: fantasma
British English: phantom ADJECTIVE
You use phantom to describe something which you think you experience but which is not real.
She was always taking days off for what her colleagues considered phantom illnesses.
  • American English: phantom
  • Brazilian Portuguese: irreal
  • Chinese: 错觉的
  • European Spanish: ficticio
  • French: imaginaire
  • German: eingebildet
  • Italian: fantasma
  • Japanese: 錯覚の
  • Korean: 유령같은
  • European Portuguese: irreal
  • Latin American Spanish: ficticio

Chinese translation of 'phantom'

phantom

(ˈfæntəm)

n (c)

  1. (= ghost) 幽灵(靈) (yōulíng) (个(個), gè)

adj

  1. (fig) 幻想的 (huànxiǎng de)
1 (noun) 
Definition
an apparition or spectre
Many people claimed to have seen the phantom.
Synonyms
spectre
His spectre is said to walk the castle battlements.
ghost
The village is said to be haunted by ghosts.
spirit
Do you believe in the existence of evil spirits?
shade (literary)
His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder.
spook (informal)
She woke up to see a spook hovering over her bed.
apparition
She recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen.
wraith
She believed herself to have been visited by wraiths from the afterlife.
revenant
phantasm
eidolon
2 (noun) 
Definition
the visible representation of something abstract, such as in a dream or hallucination
In pressing for an agreement, the Chancellor may be chasing a phantom.
Synonyms
illusion
The rapid changes of lighting created an illusion of movement.
vision
She heard voices and saw visions of her ancestors.
hallucination
Perhaps the footprint was a hallucination.
figment
chimera
He spent his life pursuing the chimera of perfect love.
figment of the imagination
(adjective) 
Definition
deceptive or unreal
a phantom pregnancy
Synonyms
imaginary
Lots of children have imaginary friends.
imagined
fictitious
Persons portrayed in this production are fictitious.
illusory
the illusory nature of nationhood
nonexistent
The paper trail revealed a long history of fraud, with false invoices and sales to nonexistent customers.
hallucinatory

Additional synonyms

in the sense of apparition
Definition
a ghost or ghostlike figure
She recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen.
Synonyms
ghost,
spirit,
shade (literary),
phantom,
spectre,
spook (informal),
wraith,
chimera,
revenant,
visitant,
eidolon,
atua (New Zealand),
kehua (New Zealand)
in the sense of chimera
Definition
a wild and unrealistic dream or idea
He spent his life pursuing the chimera of perfect love.
Synonyms
illusion,
dream,
fantasy,
delusion,
spectre,
snare,
hallucination,
figment,
ignis fatuus,
will-o'-the-wisp
in the sense of fictitious
Definition
of or in fiction
Persons portrayed in this production are fictitious.
Synonyms
imaginary,
imagined,
made-up,
assumed,
invented,
artificial,
improvised,
mythical,
unreal,
fanciful,
make-believe

Nearby words of
phantom

  • phantasmagoric
  • phantasmal
  • phantasy
  • phantom
  • pharisaic
  • pharisaism
  • pharisee

Synonyms of 'phantom'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of ghost
Definition
the disembodied spirit of a dead person, supposed to haunt the living
The village is said to be haunted by ghosts.
Synonyms
spirit,
soul,
phantom,
spectre,
spook (informal),
manes,
apparition,
wraith,
shade (literary),
revenant,
phantasm,
eidolon,
atua (New Zealand),
kehua (New Zealand),
wairua (New Zealand)
in the sense of hallucination
Definition
the experience of seeming to see something that is not really there
Perhaps the footprint was a hallucination.
Synonyms
illusion,
dream,
vision,
fantasy,
delusion,
mirage,
apparition,
smoke and mirrors,
phantasmagoria,
figment of the imagination
in the sense of illusory
Definition
seeming to be true, but actually false
the illusory nature of nationhood
Synonyms
unreal,
false,
misleading,
untrue,
seeming,
mistaken,
apparent,
sham,
deceptive,
deceitful,
hallucinatory,
fallacious,
chimerical,
delusive
in the sense of nonexistent
Definition
not existing in a particular place
The paper trail revealed a long history of fraud, with false invoices and sales to nonexistent customers.
Synonyms
imaginary,
imagined,
fancied,
fictional,
mythical,
unreal,
hypothetical,
illusory,
insubstantial,
hallucinatory,
chimerical
in the sense of phantasm
Definition
a phantom
Synonyms
phantom,
spirit,
shade (literary),
ghost,
spectre,
spook (informal),
apparition,
wraith,
revenant,
eidolon
in the sense of shade
Definition
a ghost
His writing benefits from the shade of Lincoln hovering over his shoulder.
Synonyms
ghost,
spirit,
shadow,
phantom,
spectre,
manes,
apparition,
eidolon,
kehua (New Zealand)
in the sense of spirit
Definition
a supernatural being, such as a ghost
Do you believe in the existence of evil spirits?
Synonyms
ghost,
phantom,
spectre,
vision,
shadow,
shade (literary),
spook (informal),
apparition,
sprite,
eidolon,
atua (New Zealand),
kehua (New Zealand)
in the sense of spook
Definition
a ghost
She woke up to see a spook hovering over her bed.
Synonyms
ghost,
spirit,
phantom,
spectre,
soul,
shade (literary),
manes,
apparition,
wraith,
revenant,
phantasm,
eidolon,
kehua (New Zealand)
in the sense of vision
Definition
a hallucination caused by divine inspiration, madness, or drugs
She heard voices and saw visions of her ancestors.
Synonyms
hallucination,
illusion,
apparition,
revelation,
ghost,
phantom,
delusion,
spectre,
mirage,
wraith,
chimera,
phantasm,
eidolon
in the sense of wraith
Definition
a ghost
She believed herself to have been visited by wraiths from the afterlife.
Synonyms
ghost,
spirit,
shade (literary),
phantom,
spectre,
spook (informal),
apparition,
revenant,
eidolon,
kehua (New Zealand)
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