UNBODIED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

unbodied

adjective

ˌən-ˈbä-dēd

Definition of unbodied

as in spiritual

not composed of matter ghosts are often depicted as unbodied, yet somehow visible, beings

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Recent Examples of unbodied Though its name suggests a nootropics concern or a purveyor of networked exercise equipment, Superhuman’s unbodied offering is productivity software for the inbox. — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 17 July 2019

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Adjective

Crowley said Aiwass dictated to him the Book of the Law, which became the scripture for Crowley's new spiritual philosophy of Thelema.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
These spiritual beings are nothing if not preoccupied with the state of material things, such as the temperature of the wine, for example.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of spiritual

Adjective

Followers of the Abrahamic religions are supposed to treat God as immaterial and incorporeal, yet these early Yahweh worshippers imagined him as fully embodied.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2026
Positioned as a large-scale genre event, the series updates the legendary SFX property with a contemporary political and social edge, with Shun Oguri leading the cast as a detective hunting a seemingly incorporeal killer.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of incorporeal

Adjective

The important things are often bodiless.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
That the bodiless voice of Captain Kafetzis was now coming to me live from above my proprietary Cashmere mattress indicated the obvious seriousness of what had happened in the night.

— Lauren Oyler, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023

Definition of bodiless

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The latter perhaps most acutely reflected such dominant motifs in Gibson’s midcareer work as female figures, birds, and metaphysical reflectors.

— The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
The best moments on records like Redemption, Blackheart, and Second Line use her knack for grand, metaphysical metaphors to charge her singing with epic stakes.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of metaphysical

Adjective

Consider a ghost tour of Merchant’s House, a residence turned museum where supernatural phenomena have been reported since the death of its last occupant, in 1933.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
The film draws on 1980s supernatural comedies, including Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and The Addams Family, alongside classic monster movies and horror spoofs.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of supernatural

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