as in spiritual
not composed of matter
ghosts are generally thought to be nonphysical in nature
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Recent Examples of nonphysical
They’re encompassed by a host of nonphysical attributes that contribute to how you’re perceived, including the idiosyncrasies and quirks of your personality.
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Sable Yong, TIME, 28 June 2024
The pervasive objectification of women in society leads us to exclude our nonphysical attributes, such as kindness, intelligence, and sense of humor, from the equation of our self-worth, explains Bryony Bamford, PsyD, founder of the London Centre for Eating Disorder and Body Image.
—Chloe Laws, Allure, 30 Nov. 2023
This shows there are nonphysical properties and knowledge that can only be discovered through experiences.
—Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
Services costs, which include nonphysical purchases like tutoring and tax preparation, had begun to climb quickly.
—Christine Zhang, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
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Sable Yong, TIME, 28 June 2024
The pervasive objectification of women in society leads us to exclude our nonphysical attributes, such as kindness, intelligence, and sense of humor, from the equation of our self-worth, explains Bryony Bamford, PsyD, founder of the London Centre for Eating Disorder and Body Image.
—Chloe Laws, Allure, 30 Nov. 2023
This shows there are nonphysical properties and knowledge that can only be discovered through experiences.
—Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
Services costs, which include nonphysical purchases like tutoring and tax preparation, had begun to climb quickly.
—Christine Zhang, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonphysical
Adjective
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Watching Ryan Coogler’s Sinners on Resurrection Sunday was more of a spiritual experience than a religious one.—
Taryn Finley,
Refinery29,
23 Apr. 2025
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The Catholic Church is not simply a spiritual enterprise; John Paul II was instrumental in cracking the Soviet bloc by inspiring his native Poland to rebel.—
Howard Chua-Eoan,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The song borders on the absurd, but its faith in the metaphysical properties of a melody is infectious.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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But now, almost five years after the pandemic, what exactly is driving this metaphysical renaissance?—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The digital files are incorporeal.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 June 2021
Adjective
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The rules allow investigators of every social class and how to bring them together for a game of supernatural mystery.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
23 Apr. 2025
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Henry, afflicted by a psychic link to the monsters behind the veil of the Stranger Things universe, has to go into writhing, spitting paroxysms at least once every 20 minutes or so.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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They were in fact treated like psychic seismographs, picking up disturbances and instability, prophecies of good fortune or doom.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Nonphysical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonphysical. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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