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ghost vs phantom

phantom vs ghost

ghost and phantom both are nouns.

ghost is not an adjective while phantom is an adjective.

ghost is a verb but phantom is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ghost Yes No Yes No
phantom Yes Yes No No
As nouns, phantom is a hypernym of ghost; that is, phantom is a word with a broader meaning than ghost:
  • ghost: a mental representation of some haunting experience
  • phantom: something existing in perception only
Other hypernyms of ghost include apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, shadow.
ghost (noun) phantom (noun)
a mental representation of some haunting experience something existing in perception only
a suggestion of some quality a ghostly appearing figure
the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
ghost (adjective) phantom (adjective)
something apparently sensed but having no physical reality
ghost (verb) phantom (verb)
write for someone else
haunt like a ghost; pursue
move like a ghost
Difference between ghost and phantom

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