Synonyms for spirit
ˈspɪr ɪtspir·it

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1. spirit

   Character is what one is; reputation, what he is thought to be; his record is the total of his known action or inaction. As a rule, a man's record will substantially express his character; his reputation may be higher or lower than his character or record will justify. Repute is a somewhat formal word, with the same general sense as reputation. One's nature includes all his original endowments or propensities; character includes both natural and acquired traits. We speak of one's physical constitution as strong or weak, etc., and figuratively, always with the adjective, of his mental or moral constitution. Compare CHARACTERISTIC.

   Synonyms:
   character, constitution, disposition, genius, nature, personality, record, reputation, temper, temperament

   Preposition:
   The witness has a character for veracity; his character is above suspicion; the character of the applicant.

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1. spirit

   Synonyms:
   air, breath, life, soul, vital force, essential quality, essence, immateriality, intelligence, disembodiment, spectre, apparition, ghost, energy, ardor, enthusiasm, activity, earnestness, courage, zeal, disposition, temper, principle, motive, distillation

   Antonyms:
   substance, body, corporeity, materiality, flesh, organization, frame, embodiment, spiritlessness, listlessness, soullessness, lifelessness, torpor, deadness, timidity, dejection, slowness, sluggishness

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1. spiritnoun

   the vital principle or animating force within living things

   Synonyms:
   purport, sprightliness, tone, feeling, heart, look, emotional state, liveliness, disembodied spirit, flavour, life, flavor, intent, smell, feel

2. spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smellnoun

   the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

   "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"

   Synonyms:
   looking at, pure tone, touch, tactile property, life, timber, look, olfactory perception, timbre, sprightliness, step, tone of voice, smell, olfactory property, aspect, disembodied spirit, savor, feel, quality, tactile sensation, whole tone, impression, touch sensation, scent, aroma, savour, opinion, belief, olfactory sensation, sense of smell, facial expression, odour, shade, emotional state, tonicity, tone, sapidity, whole step, olfaction, flavour, heart, smack, tang, olfactory modality, odor, tonus, tincture, intent, feeling, tactual sensation, expression, notion, intuitive feeling, purport, relish, looking, flavor, face, musical note, liveliness, smelling, tint, note

3. spiritnoun

   a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character

   Synonyms:
   purport, sprightliness, tone, feeling, heart, look, emotional state, liveliness, disembodied spirit, flavour, life, flavor, intent, smell, feel

4. spirit, disembodied spiritnoun

   any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings

   Synonyms:
   purport, sprightliness, tone, feeling, heart, look, emotional state, liveliness, disembodied spirit, flavour, life, flavor, intent, smell, feel

5. emotional state, spiritnoun

   the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)

   "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"

   Synonyms:
   purport, sprightliness, tone, feeling, heart, look, emotional state, liveliness, disembodied spirit, flavour, life, flavor, intent, smell, feel

6. intent, purport, spiritnoun

   the intended meaning of a communication

   Synonyms:
   intention, aim, liveliness, smell, design, flavour, disembodied spirit, sprightliness, feel, purport, flavor, look, drift, feeling, heart, life, intent, emotional state, tone, purpose

7. liveliness, life, spirit, sprightlinessnoun

   animation and energy in action or expression

   "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"

   Synonyms:
   liveliness, smell, flavour, disembodied spirit, animation, life-time, purport, life, feeling, flavor, sprightliness, lifespan, life sentence, feel, emotional state, life history, look, aliveness, intent, living, lifetime, biography, tone, heart, life story

8. heart, spiritverb

   an inclination or tendency of a certain kind

   "he had a change of heart"

   Synonyms:
   affection, life, affectionateness, substance, flavour, philia, sprightliness, gist, smell, centre, center, tenderness, core, heart, marrow, sum, nerve, ticker, disembodied spirit, nub, kernel, nitty-gritty, meat, emotional state, tone, feel, warmness, inwardness, pith, pump, bosom, essence, intent, mettle, warmheartedness, heart and soul, fondness, purport, spunk, flavor, feeling, liveliness, eye, look, middle

9. spirit, spirit up, inspiritverb

   infuse with spirit

   "The company spirited him up"

   Synonyms:
   spirit up, inspirit

Matched Categories

1. • Character
   • Meaning
   • Vital Principle

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1. yōkai

   a yōkai is a supernatural monster, spirit, or demon from japanese folklore.

   it wasn't me! it was a yōkai!

   Submitted by anonymous on February 24, 2020  

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1. spiritnoun

   Synonyms:
   vital essence (apart from matter), immaterial substance

2. spiritnoun

   Synonyms:
   soul, pure intelligence, inner man

3. spiritnoun

   Synonyms:
   apparition, ghost, spectre, shade, phantom, phantasm, sprite, fairy, elf, demon, genius

4. spiritnoun

   Synonyms:
   disposition, temper, humor, mood, spirits, frame of mind, turn of mind

5. spiritnoun

   Synonyms:
   courage, ardor, fire, energy, force, vigor, mettle, earnestness, enthusiasm, zeal, resolution, pluck, elevation of soul

6. spiritnoun

   Synonyms:
   liveliness, animation, piquancy, warmth, glow

7. spiritnoun

   Synonyms:
   person (as distinguished by peculiar qualities), individual

8. spiritnoun

   Synonyms:
   meaning, significance, purport, intent, drift, gist, tenor, sense

9. spiritnoun

   Synonyms:
   nature, character, complexion, characteristic quality

10. spiritnoun

    Synonyms:
    10. alcohol, distilled liquor

11. spiritnoun

    Synonyms:
    [With The prefixed.] holy Ghost, holy Spirit, paraclete, comforter, the Spirit of God

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1. spiritnoun

   Synonyms:
   soul, shade, apparition, specter, ghost, phantom, revenant, animus, vivacity, energy, life, ardor, enthusiasm, zeal, force, intensity, temper, mood, meaning, intent, significance

2. spiritnoun

   Synonyms:
   manes

3. spiritverb

   Synonyms:
   inspirit, animate, encourage, spirit away, carry off, kidnap, abduct

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1. List of paraphrases for "spirit":

   spiritual, mind, psychotropic, minds, esprit, geist, mental, vein, espíritu, espírito, spirituous, soul, geest, ethos, sprit, gist, wit, intent, spirits, sense, mindset, encyclopedia, ghost, essence, attitude, mood, wits

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1. Gillian Triggs:

   UNHCR remains firmly opposed to arrangements that seek to transfer refugees and asylum-seekers to third countries in the absence of sufficient safeguards and standards. Such arrangements simply shift asylum responsibilities, evade international obligations, and are contrary to the letter and spirit of the Refugee Convention.

2. Edward Lee:

   As a kid, Thanksgiving dinners were my family’s favorite meal. And it was very traditional – with turkey and sides and stuffing. But being Korean, we always had to put soy sauce and kimchi on everything. And I’ve kept that spirit for my whole culinary career.

3. Ninon de Lenclos:

   The joy of a spirit is the measure of its power.

4. Mary McCarthy:

   Anti-Semitism is a horrible disease from which nobody is immune, and it has a kind of evil fascination that makes an enlightened person draw near the source of infection, supposedly in a scientific spirit, but really to sniff the vapors and dally with the possibility.

5. Charles de LEUSSE:

   People are no longer afraid of him.The spirit and the time are with him. (Il ne fait plus peur. L'esprit et le temps sont avec lui.)”