ghostlike

adjective

Definition of ghostlikenext
as in ghostly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghostlike
  1. ghostly
  2. spectral
  3. phantom
Adjective
  • Bits were acute — the repeat of the first-movement exposition returned to the material with a ghostlier sheen — but full movements lacked through-lines of energy, focus and poignancy; the climaxes didn’t feel earned.
    Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Highway 101, located along Oregon’s Pacific Coast, holds a popular tale of a ghostly woman who vanished while driving near Cannon Beach many years ago.
    Paula Conway, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of ghostly
Adjective
  • Data can be encoded in both the frequency and depth of these spectral holes.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Yun Zeng, a brilliant young horn player who this year assumed a co-principal position alongside Dohr, delivered a spectral solo that glowed through the murk and then was swallowed up in it.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of spectral
Adjective
  • The phantom costs of legacy software and the gains to be made from modernization usually more than cover the costs of sticking with an outdated status quo.
    Eric Bernstein, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The Ravens then saw their first drive wiped out by a phantom leg whip call against fullback Patrick Ricard.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of phantom
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Thesaurus Entries Near ghostlike

ghosting

ghostlike

ghostliness

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