souls

NOUN

psyche, inspiration, energy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conscience courage ego feeling genius heart intellect intelligence life mind personality spirit stuff thought vitality

STRONG

anima animation animus ardor bosom bottom breast cause disposition essence fervor force individuality marrow nobility noumenon pith principle quintessence reason substance vivacity

WEAK

animating principle breath of life elan vital pneuma recesses of heart secret self spiritual being vital force élan vital

Antonyms

STRONGEST

concrete cowardice fear ignorance thing

STRONG

coolness discouragement exteriority outside

WEAK

body

NOUN

being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

body character creature ghost human being individual man person spirit woman

STRONG

mortal personage phantom shadow umbra

WEAK

living soul

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstract being inanimate

Example Sentences

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EW&F is emblematic of Black identity, uplifting Black joy through a message of infinite possibility and affirmation, “feeding into little souls like mine,” says Michelle Obama.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

"When I'm working, I tell myself that those souls did not die in vain."

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

Mark Helprin’s bittersweet ode to Brooklyn, an intellectual romance between two devout souls, Elizabeth Strout’s novel of a midlife quest for meaning and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"We have 231 souls on board," he adds, including seven crew members.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The question Clare had asked so many wandering souls, he now turned on himself: Peace, Pleasure, or Progress?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman