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. Trump Trump:

   We have so many places -- whether it's Baltimore or Newark or Cleveland or so many places -- where there is such tension, and one of the things you have to do is spirit. We have to get more spirit into the country. This country doesn't have spirit. And the other thing you have to do is you have to create jobs.

2. New Testament:

   The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

3. Iain Percy:

   We wouldn't be where we are if he wasn't who he was, bart along with Nathan Outteridge and Nathan Outteridge crew arrived with That Olympic spirit, if you like. Money was no motivator for Nathan Outteridge and his crew, That Olympic spirit was just about winning and that passion for sailing. Bart could just tackle any issue.

4. Maitri Upanishads:

   The wise should surrender speech in mind, mind in the knowing self, the knowing self in the Spirit of the universe, and the Spirit of the universe in the Spirit of peace.

5. Northrop Grumman:

   . The new strike bomber will start deploying in about a decade. The aircraft is expected to replace the nearly four-decades old B-1 as well as the legendary B-52 Stratofortress that has served the country for about six decades. Related : Marine Corps ' new helicopter completes Marine Corps ' new helicopter first flight This new bomber will be fully loaded with lots of technologies and next-gen innovations that are cloaked in secrecy. Marine Corps ' new helicopter may even withstand nuclear weapon-generated electromagnetic pulses( EMPs) and still operate. What will Marine Corps ' new helicopter be like ? The military has kept details of the wish list for its new bomber classified. During the Super Bowl, Northrop Grumman’s ad featured a new aircraft shrouded in mystery – literally cloaked at one point. Some industry experts believe this was a representation of Northrop’s vision for the new mysterious bomber. B-2 We can look to the B-2 bomber, also made by Northrop Grumman, for an idea of what we might expect. The B-2 aircraft has been a mainstay for the military with The B-2 aircraft stealth long-range and big payload strike bomber capabilities. Related : Navy taps Raytheon for sophisticated' last chance' gun system The B-2 Spirit Bomber carries a crew of two and took its first flight in 1989 and entered the operational fleet in 1993. The original B-2 fleet was 21 aircraft. The four 19,000-pound-thrust F118-GE engines give the B-2 its power, allowing it to fly more than 600 miles per hour. With a 172-foot wingspan, the B-2 can fly to a ceiling of 50,000 feet. B-2 is built for stealth. During the Cold War, it was designed to beat air defense systems, penetrating deep into Soviet Union airspace and deliver a nuclear bomb if necessary. Cold War design allows it to evade radar and makes it tough to detect. Instead of metal, the structure is made from advanced composites like resin-impregnated graphite fiber. Related : Meet' Viper' - the newest F-16 Fighter The aircraft can travel a very long range - to approximately 6,000 nautical miles. If the aircraft is refueled while in the air, then it can fly even farther - an additional 4,000 miles without landing. The B-2 Spirit Bomber can carry more than 40,000 pounds of nuclear or conventional munitions – that’s the kind of power that can dramatically change the battle space in one flight. The aircraft is designed to deliver these munitions precisely on target even in adverse weather conditions. Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri is home to the majority of the current B-2 fleet. The aircraft has deployed recently in combat in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq. Related : 11 stunning F-22 fighter jet images Since it was introduced more than 20 years ago, many advances have been incorporated to improve the B-2's lethality. The aircraft’s ability to receive updated target data while in the midst of a mission was also improved. Other upgrade programs improved the B-2’s capabilities to collect, process and then distribute battlefield data to teams throughout the world. The sleek B-2 has a unique flying wing design that supports its radar evasion and hard to detect design. The Super Bowl commercial showed a sort of bat wing shape, similar to B-2, but the specs of the new plane have remained secret. The Air Force has made the right decision for our nation's security, as the company that developed and delivered the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, we look forward to providing The Air Force with a highly-capable and affordable next-generation Long-Range Strike Bomber.