Illusion and Phantom

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Illusion noun - A conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality.

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Phantom is a synonym for illusion in mirage topic. In some cases you can use "Phantom" instead a noun "Illusion".

Nearby Words: illusory, illusive, illusionist, illusively

Phantom noun - Something existing in perception only.

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Illusion is a synonym for phantom in ghost topic. You can use "Illusion" instead a noun "Phantom", if it concerns topics such as figment of the imagination.

powerful	powerful illusion	powerful phantom
real	real illusion	real phantom
evil	evil illusion	evil phantom
little	little illusion	little phantom
Other adjectives: supernatural, new, mere, later, gigantic, titular, last, giant, magical.

Properly decked out, Phantom Lancer players will be surprised that they killed someone without knowing simply because they left a stray illusion on the map

Source: Master of Illusion
Food Chains: Eating the food provided by the Phantom rabbit family brings Haruhiko and Mai under the illusion's control.

Source: Light Novel / Myriad Colors Phantom World
When she starts talking about forgetting about defeating Brainiac, he realises it's all just an illusion that the Phantom Zone is using to keep him from escaping, and breaks free of the illusion.

Source: Western Animation / Superman: Brainiac Attacks

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