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ghostlike

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: G OW1 S T L AY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Seemingly invisible; as a ghost, similar to a ghost.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

resembling or characteristic of a phantom

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a ghostly face at the window
  • a phantasmal presence in the room
  • spectral emanations
  • spiritual tappings at a seance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: apparitional, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ghost Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English ghostlike From ghost + -like.