as in incorporeal
not capable of being perceived by the sense of touch
electrical energy is completely intangible
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Recent Examples of intangible
In addition to the intangible benefits, the clinic has paid off for several participants with higher aspirations in golf, including several who've gone on to play golf in college and even professionally.
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Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 July 2025
As the Chiefs in 2019 were converging on their first Super Bowl in 50 years, something typically intangible took virtually palpable form in their locker room: the chemistry that bubbles up from a thriving culture.
—Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
This includes physical assets like IT hardware, networking equipment and office infrastructure, but also intangible assets like intellectual property, unused software licenses, real estate and even entire business units that no longer align with the company’s strategic goals.
—Albert Golukhov, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Next, ponder grades for what are often intangible items, the quality of life that every household seeks.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
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Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 July 2025
As the Chiefs in 2019 were converging on their first Super Bowl in 50 years, something typically intangible took virtually palpable form in their locker room: the chemistry that bubbles up from a thriving culture.
—Kansas City Star, 24 July 2025
This includes physical assets like IT hardware, networking equipment and office infrastructure, but also intangible assets like intellectual property, unused software licenses, real estate and even entire business units that no longer align with the company’s strategic goals.
—Albert Golukhov, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Next, ponder grades for what are often intangible items, the quality of life that every household seeks.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intangible
incorporeal
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In fact, magical life has the potential to be even more radically incorporeal than our own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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To the casual observer, the data industry can seem incorporeal, its products conjured out of weightless bits.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2024
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“Intangible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intangible. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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