Phantom and Phantasm

Phantom

Phantom noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.
Usage example: Halloween is supposed to be a time when phantoms return to walk among us

Phantasm is a synonym for phantom in ghost topic. In some cases you can use "Phantasm" instead a noun "Phantom", when it comes to topics like spectre, apparition, illusion, beings. rare substitute

Phantasm

Phantasm noun - The soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people.
Usage example: believed that she'd seen the phantasm of her father on the anniversary of his death
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Synonyms for Phantasm

Phantom is a synonym for phantasm in vision topic. You can use "Phantom" instead a noun "Phantasm", if it concerns topics such as ghost, spectre, apparition, illusion. popular alternative

Nearby Word: phantasmal
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