Synonyms for ghostlike
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.
Example sentences
- spiritual They gave him both material and spiritual support.
- supernatural Tom started to exhibit his supernatural abilities.
- ghostly Tobias doesn't believe in ghostly hitchhikers.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ghostlike | rising | |
| spiritual | rising | |
| supernatural | rising | |
| ghostly | rising | |
| phantasmal | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- ghostly2
- 8 letters
- spectral2
- 9 letters
- spiritual4
- 10 letters
- phantasmal
- 12 letters
- supernatural5, apparitional
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ghostly2 = 2 syllables).