Phantom
Ghost-themed jet
A phantom is something that appears but isn't really there—a ghost, specter, or illusion.
The word suggests an insubstantial presence: phantom pain occurs in a limb that's been amputated; a phantom limb is felt but no longer exists.
Extended uses emphasize illusory or hidden qualities: a phantom menace, phantom profits.
As an adjective, phantom describes things existing in name only or designed to deceive: phantom voters, phantom employees.
Apparition of the dead
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- spiritSoul, mood, or liquor
poltergeist · shade · haunt · ectoplasm · manifestation · séance · haunting · revenant
Face-worn concealment
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- hiddenKept out of sight
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- anonymousOf unknown origin
cloaked · shadow · stealth · incognito · unseen · covert · secret · enigmatic
Perception without external cause
- mirageAtmospheric optical deception
- visionAbility to see
- figmentImagined thing, unreal
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
chimera · imaginary · perception · trick · apparition · sensation · false · illusive
Feminine given name
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- musicOrganized auditory art
- lairAnimal's hidden dwelling
mask · disfigured · obsession · Broadway · Webber · Paris · underground · romantic
Forced fluid stream
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- F-4American supersonic fighter
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- militaryArmed forces collectively
cockpit · squadron · supersonic · reconnaissance · Vietnam · interceptor · combat · pilot
Jointed bodily projection
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
residual · tingling · brain · prosthetic · syndrome · referred · chronic · neurological
ghost
Apparition of the dead
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
spirit · poltergeist · shade · haunt · ectoplasm · manifestation · séance · haunting · revenant · banshee
mask
Face-worn concealment
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- hiddenKept out of sight
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
anonymous · cloaked · shadow · stealth · incognito · unseen · covert · secret · enigmatic · lurking
hallucination
Perception without external cause
delusion · chimera · imaginary · perception · trick · apparition · sensation · false · illusive · dreamlike
Christine
Feminine given name
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- musicOrganized auditory art
lair · mask · disfigured · obsession · Broadway · Webber · Paris · underground · romantic · tragic
jet
Forced fluid stream
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- F-4American supersonic fighter
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
military · cockpit · squadron · supersonic · reconnaissance · Vietnam · interceptor · combat · pilot · carrier
limb
Jointed bodily projection
- amputationSurgical limb removal
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
- neuropathyDamage to peripheral nerves
nerve · residual · tingling · brain · prosthetic · syndrome · referred · chronic · neurological · perception
- military aircraftfighter jets, F-16, fighter, F-18, bomber
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- Fictional CharactersAlice, Oliver Twist, Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Bilbo Baggins
- Broadwaymusicals, musical, Tony Award, musical theatre, theaters
- Comic CharactersSuperman, Batman, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Captain America
- comic stripsPeanuts, Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes, Blondie, Doonesbury
Phantomreality
What actually exists
truth · actuality · real thing · fact · substance
Phantomsolid
Firm matter state
substance · matter · physical body · flesh and blood · flesh
Phantomplain sight
- phantom painsSensations from amputated limbs
- Phantom of the OperaMasked musical theater specter
- phantom limbSensation from amputated part
- Phantom MenaceImaginary or invisible danger
- phantom pregnancyBelieved conception without fetus
- The Phantom Tollbooth
phantasm, phantasmagoria, phantoms, phantasmal, phantasmic, phantasmagoric, phantom limb