invisibility
State of unseenness
Invisibility is the state of being unable to be seen.
The word applies literally to things that don't reflect or absorb visible light, like air or glass, and to fictional powers: The cloak granted him invisibility.
More often it describes being overlooked or ignored: the invisibility of homeless people in wealthy neighborhoods, She spoke about the invisibility of women's labor.
Act of hiding something
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- unseenNot perceived visually
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- undetectedNot discovered yet
covert · latent · veiled · unnoticed · overlooked · unobserved · inconspicuous · imperceptible
Identity-concealing alteration
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
adaptation · cuttlefish · octopus · stealth technology · camo · ghillie suit · predator · prey
Apparition of the dead
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
spirit · ethereal · incorporeal · intangible · poltergeist · shade · haunting · spectral
Japanese espionage agent
- spyCovert information gatherer
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- covertIntentionally concealed
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
reconnaissance · surveillance · subterfuge · sneaking · prowling · furtive · surreptitious · clandestine
Apparatus enabling invisibility
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- detectionAct of finding something
metamaterial · optical · sensor · wavelength · spectrum · electromagnetic · transparent · refraction
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- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
wizardry · arcane · cloak · ring · potion · incantation · vanishing · supernatural
Pushed to society's edges
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- erasedRemoved by rubbing
- silencedRendered unable to speak
excluded · underrepresented · voiceless · powerless · disenfranchised · unacknowledged · forgotten · neglected
concealment
Act of hiding something
undetected · covert · latent · veiled · unnoticed · overlooked · unobserved · inconspicuous · imperceptible · indiscernible
disguise
Identity-concealing alteration
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
chameleon · adaptation · cuttlefish · octopus · stealth technology · camo · ghillie suit · predator · prey · natural selection
ghost
Apparition of the dead
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
wraith · spirit · ethereal · incorporeal · intangible · poltergeist · shade · haunting · spectral · otherworldly
ninja
Japanese espionage agent
infiltration · reconnaissance · surveillance · subterfuge · sneaking · prowling · furtive · surreptitious · clandestine · eavesdropping
cloaking device
Apparatus enabling invisibility
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
detection · metamaterial · optical · sensor · wavelength · spectrum · electromagnetic · transparent · refraction · sci-fi
spell
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- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
sorcery · wizardry · arcane · cloak · ring · potion · incantation · vanishing · supernatural · occult
marginalized
Pushed to society's edges
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- erasedRemoved by rubbing
silenced · excluded · underrepresented · voiceless · powerless · disenfranchised · unacknowledged · forgotten · neglected · unheard
- being overlookedneglect, dismissal, unnoticed, oversight, disregard
- magical effectsteleportation, levitation, enchantment, hex, curse
- mythical powersimmortality, shapeshifting, telepathy, teleportation, flight
- sci-fi techteleporter, time travel, cryonics, force fields, time machine
- supernatural powerstelekinesis, telepathy, teleportation, levitation, clairvoyance
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, force powers, flight
invisibilityvisibility
Range of clear sight
visibleness · perceptibility · detectability · observability · discernibility
invisibilityvisibility
Range of clear sight
prominence · fame · celebrity · recognition · renown
invisibilityvisibility
Range of clear sight
exposure · display · showiness · ostentation · flamboyance
- invisibility cloakGarment rendering wearer unseen
- cloak of invisibilityGarment rendering wearer unseen
- invisibility potionConcoction granting complete transparency
- invisibility spellMagic rendering one unseen