disembodied

adjective

Definition of disembodiednext
as in bodiless

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disembodied
  1. incorporeal
  2. invisible
  3. spiritual
  4. formless
  5. nonphysical
  6. intangible
  7. immaterial
  8. ethereal
Adjective
  • If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.
    Randy L. Friedman, The Conversation, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The digital files are incorporeal.
    BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
Definition of incorporeal
Adjective
  • Don’t make people go through this with no one but Jesse and the invisible producers!
    Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • People who climbed the academic ladder were feted with accolades, while those who didn’t were rendered invisible.
    David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of invisible
Adjective
  • What happened Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, resigned Tuesday amid intense pressure over his handling of a notorious child abuser.
    Rafi Schwartz, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.
    Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of spiritual
Adjective
  • There is clearly some strife between Ben and Louise, unresolved tension that is often exacerbated by Ben’s unemployment, along with his tendency to be a formless wet blanket.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Read: When growing up happens in a single conversation That loose sensibility does yield a film that can feel somewhat formless, playing like an eclectic album of snapshots from Chris’s life rather than a cohesive whole.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2024
Definition of formless
Adjective
  • Ansari answers crypto question with call for campaign finance reform Ansari’s candidacy was boosted by a massive expenditure from advocates of cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
  • One of Ansari’s top financial backers was a group advocating for cryptocurrency, the digital currencies that exist on nonphysical, decentralized ledger systems.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of nonphysical
Adjective
  • This requires being able to think long-term and view success in ways that may often be intangible, such as customer delight or the depth of a customer relationship.
    S. Venkatesh, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Two centuries ago, this array of creation would have been considered folk art, both tangible, in the case of the bracelets, and intangible, in the case of the stories and analysis.
    Ruby Justice Thelot, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of intangible
Adjective
  • Development revenue remained consistent with immaterial amounts for the quarter, while total revenue decreased to $547,000 from $3,833,000 in the previous year.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Some see the paltry number of artifacts returned as an inherent insult, while others protest that the immaterial aspects of their cultural past were never lost and shouldn’t be discounted.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of immaterial
Adjective
  • Hanan Townshend’s score, with its heavy, rhythmic breathing and ethereal tones, cultivates a constant atmosphere of unease.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The spotlight comes in two forms: a literal cone of light, its ethereal glow coming without a clear source in the sky — and the nameless antagonist, which in true teen-horror fashion is the bloodied corpse of someone with a physical spotlight for a head.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of ethereal
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