Synonyms for phantom
ˈfæn təmphan·tom

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1. phantomnoun

   Synonyms:
   ghost

2. phantomnoun

   Nickname of the F-4B jet fighter flown by Marines in Vietnam

   Synonyms:
   ghost

3. Phantomnoun

   The comic The Phantom, and the character in it by the same name

   Synonyms:
   ghost

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1. apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectrenoun

   a ghostly appearing figure

   "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

   Synonyms:
   spook, phantasma, shade, phantasm, shadow, apparition, specter, ghost, fantasm, wraith, spectre

   Antonyms:
   real(a)

2. apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadowadjective

   something existing in perception only

   "a ghostly apparition at midnight"

   Synonyms:
   phantasma, darkness, trace, phantasm, shadow, apparition, specter, dark, shadower, tincture, fantasm, tail, vestige, spectre

   Antonyms:
   real(a)

3. phantomadjective

   something apparently sensed but having no physical reality

   "seemed to hear faint phantom bells"; "the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb"

   Antonyms:
   real(a)

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1. phantom

   Synonyms:
   PHANTASM

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1. phantomnoun

   Synonyms:
   spectre, apparition, ghost

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1. List of paraphrases for "phantom":

   ghost, spectre, ghosts, phantoms, rosenfeld, specter, ghostbusters, phoney, gremlin

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1. Bruce Wells:

   My hunch on the Ditka quote is that it comes from a quirk of the King James translation, ancient Hebrew had a particular way of saying things like, 'and the next thing that happened was...' The King James translators of the Old Testament consistently rendered this as 'and it came to pass.' '' When phantom Bible passages turn dangerous People may get verses wrong, but they also mangle plenty of well-known biblical stories as well. Two examples: The scripture never says a whale swallowed Jonah, the Old Testament prophet, nor did any New Testament passages say that three wise men visited baby Jesus, scholars say. Those details may seem minor, but scholars say one popular phantom Bible story stands above the rest: The Genesis story about the fall of humanity. Most people know the popular version - Satan in the guise of a serpent tempts Eve to pick the forbidden apple from the Tree of Life. It's been downhill ever since. But the story in the book of Genesis never places Satan in the Garden of Eden.

2. Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton:

   Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On earth conscience guides in heaven God watches. And destiny is but the phantom we invoke to silence the one and dethrone the other.

3. Bruce Wells:

   My hunch on the Ditka quote is that it comes from a quirk of the King James translation, ancient Hebrew had a particular way of saying things like, 'and the next thing that happened was...' The King James translators of the Old Testament consistently rendered this as 'and it came to pass.' ''When phantom Bible passages turn dangerousPeople may get verses wrong, but they also mangle plenty of well-known biblical stories as well.Two examples: The scripture never says a whale swallowed Jonah, the Old Testament prophet, nor did any New Testament passages say that three wise men visited baby Jesus, scholars say.Those details may seem minor, but scholars say one popular phantom Bible story stands above the rest: The Genesis story about the fall of humanity.Most people know the popular version - Satan in the guise of a serpent tempts Eve to pick the forbidden apple from the Tree of Life. It's been downhill ever since.But the story in the book of Genesis never places Satan in the Garden of Eden.

4. Paul Stanley:

   The great thing about doing KISS meets Scooby Doo is because of the length of it, as opposed to just a short, animated piece, we really got a chance to flesh it out, and we had people working who wanted a cohesive script. Whereas, I have to say with 'KISS Meets the Phantom,' to this day, I am not sure what that's about. But this holds together really well, and it is very true to Scooby-Doo and very true to us.

5. Louis Aragon:

   O reason, reason, abstract phantom of the waking state, I had already expelled you from my dreams, now I have reached a point where those dreams are about to become fused with apparent realities: now there is only room here for myself.