as in spiritual
not composed of matter
ghosts are often depicted as unbodied, yet somehow visible, beings
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Recent Examples of unbodied
Though its name suggests a nootropics concern or a purveyor of networked exercise equipment, Superhuman’s unbodied offering is productivity software for the inbox.
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 17 July 2019
Deleuze and Guattari, in Anti-Oedipus, see in it the model of a new kind of reasoning: schizoid, unbodied, and diffuse.
—Sam Kriss, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 17 July 2019
Deleuze and Guattari, in Anti-Oedipus, see in it the model of a new kind of reasoning: schizoid, unbodied, and diffuse.
—Sam Kriss, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbodied
Adjective
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These remedies are considered more catalytic and fast-acting, supporting emotional strength, spiritual growth, and clarity in facing modern challenges.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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This fatigue is more spiritual, a weariness of the soul, an exhaustion of the mind.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.—
Randy L. Friedman,
The Conversation,
16 Feb. 2024
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The digital files are incorporeal.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 June 2021
Adjective
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Photo: Alfama Films No one writes dialogue like Cronenberg — perplexing alien dialogue, a sci-fi tongue of oddball terminology and metaphysical shop talk.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Owning pets is also a metaphysical threat to the fabric of reality, even for straights.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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At times, he’s provided a nice offensive punch for the Leafs, but was mostly invisible against Ottawa.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Now, through sharing her journey online, Towle hopes to challenge those stereotypes not just about cancer, but about invisible illness in general.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The twins successfully pack the juke joint with customers who are intoxicated by Sammie’s supernatural skills with a guitar—Delta Slim describes Black music as a kind of magic, and in another striking scene, Sammie’s playing summons the spirits of the revelers’ ancestors and descendants.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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The film, set in 1930s Mississippi and layered with supernatural tension, required not just historical precision but spiritual and emotional resonance.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 May 2025
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“Unbodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbodied. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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