intangible
Not able to be touched or held, but still real.
intangible in a sentence
- Kindness is intangible, but you can feel it when someone shows it to you.
- There was an intangible sense of excitement in the air before the show.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to intangible?
- Aconcrete
- Babstract
- Csolid
- Dphysical
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B: abstract. The other three mean the opposite of intangible.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to intangible?
- Aabstract
- Buntouchable
- Csolid
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C: solid. The other three mean nearly the same as intangible.
Words that mean something similar
abstract, untouchable
Words that mean the opposite
solid, concrete, physical
More words about thinking & learning
- interpret: To work out what something means.
- intrigue: To make someone very curious and interested.
- invalid: Not accepted as correct or official, usually because it breaks a rule.
- jinx: Something believed to bring bad luck.
- judicious: Showing good sense and careful judgement.
- justify: To give a good reason for something you have done.
- knack: A clever skill for doing something easily.
- knowledgeable: Knowing a lot about something.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test