Synonyms of apparition

Noun

1. apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre, spirit, disembodied spirit

usage: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"

2. apparition, appearance

usage: the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter"

3. apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow, illusion, semblance

usage: something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"

4. apparition, appearance

usage: an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger"

Definition and meaning of apparition (Dictionary)