Specter vs. Phantom

Specternoun

A ghostly apparition, a phantom.

Specternoun

(figuratively) A threatening mental image.

Specternoun

Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost; a phantom.

Specternoun

The tarsius.

Specternoun

a mental representation of some haunting experience;

Specternoun

a ghostly appearing figure;

Phantomnoun

Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition; something elusive or delusive.

Phantomnoun

An image that appears only in the mind; an illusion.

Phantomnoun

(duplicate bridge) A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.

Phantomnoun

(medical imaging) A test object.

Phantomadjective

Illusive.

Phantomadjective

Fictitious or nonexistent.

Phantomnoun

That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal image.

Phantomadjective

Being, or of the nature of, a phantom.

Phantomnoun

a ghostly appearing figure;

Phantomnoun

something existing in perception only;

Phantomadjective

something apparently sensed but having no physical reality;