superhuman

su·per·hu·man

adjective \ˌsü-pər-ˈhyü-mən, -ˈyü-\

Definition of SUPERHUMAN

1

: being above the human : divine <superhuman beings>

2

: exceeding normal human power, size, or capability : herculean <a superhuman effort> <superhuman strength>; also : having such power, size, or capability

— su·per·hu·man·i·ty \-hyü-ˈma-nə-tē, -yü-\ noun

— su·per·hu·man·ly \-ˈhyü-mən-lē, -ˈyü-\ adverb

— su·per·hu·man·ness \-mən-nəs\ noun

Examples of SUPERHUMAN

1. The character in the film acquires superhuman powers.
2. It will take a superhuman effort for them to win the championship.

First Known Use of SUPERHUMAN

1633

Related to SUPERHUMAN

Synonyms

magical, miraculous, phenomenal, preternatural, supernatural, supernormal, transcendent, transcendental, uncanny, unearthly

Related Words

bizarre, curious, eerie (also eery), far-out, funny, grotesque, kinky, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outrageous, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, screwy, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, wild; baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling, shocking; aberrant, atypical, fantastic (also fantastical), flaky, freak, freakish, idiosyncratic, marvelous (or marvellous), prodigious, rare, singular, uncommon, unique, unnatural, unusual, unwonted; unconventional, uncustomary, unorthodox; conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking

Near Antonyms

average, commonplace, everyday, garden, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday; expected, familiar, predictable; common, customary, frequent, habitual, regular, wonted

Rhymes with SUPERHUMAN

antihuman, catechumen, protohuman