phantomlike
Like a ghost
Phantomlike describes something resembling a phantom—ghostly, spectral, or insubstantial.
It suggests an eerie, barely-there quality: A phantomlike figure drifted through the fog.
The word can describe anything that seems to appear and vanish mysteriously, or that lacks solid presence: phantomlike memories of childhood.
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
revenant · banshee · spirit · spook · haunt · ethereal · haunted · translucent
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- mistyObscured by vapor
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- wispyThin and insubstantial
filmy · gauzy · hazy · pale · faint · luminous · glowing · shimmering
Disturbingly unforgettable
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- chillingCausing fear or cold
- creepyDisturbingly strange
spooky · ominous · foreboding · unsettling · mysterious · shadowy · macabre · ghoulish
Atmospheric optical deception
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
- chimericalImaginary and unrealistic
delusive · imaginary · simulacrum · phantasmagoric · visionary · fleeting · insubstantial · unreal
apparition
Visible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
shade · revenant · banshee · spirit · spook · haunt · ethereal · haunted · translucent · vaporous
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- mistyObscured by vapor
- nebulousUnclear and formless
wispy · filmy · gauzy · hazy · pale · faint · luminous · glowing · shimmering · flickering
haunting
Disturbingly unforgettable
creepy · spooky · ominous · foreboding · unsettling · mysterious · shadowy · macabre · ghoulish · dreadful
mirage
Atmospheric optical deception
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
chimerical · delusive · imaginary · simulacrum · phantasmagoric · visionary · fleeting · insubstantial · unreal · fanciful