phantasms

variants also fantasms
plural of phantasm

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for phantasms
Noun
  • Todd, the neighbor, even the strange apparitions are obfuscated simply because of their height, which adds to the eerieness of Indy’s experience but also makes Indy’s recognition of Todd’s voice all the more emotional.
    Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Harker’s lonely investigations are often interrupted by jump scares courtesy of dark apparitions with the silhouettes of nesting dolls.
    Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe some harbor illusions of being able to play.
    Kevin Acee, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The storytelling tour de force goes way beyond illusions, however.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes dysfunction in the brain can lead to mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, which is characterized by delusions and disordered thinking, among other symptoms, that can be debilitating.
    Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The guests are just monkeys with delusions of grandeur and civilization.
    Joe Joyce, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Phantasms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phantasms. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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