Synonyms of phantom

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, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow, illusion, semblance

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

Adjective

1. phantom, unreal (vs. real)

usage: something apparently sensed but having no physical reality; "seemed to hear faint phantom bells"; "the amputee's illusion of a phantom limb"

Definition and meaning of phantom (Dictionary)