supernormal

su·per·nor·mal

adj \ˌsü-pər-ˈnȯr-məl\

Definition of SUPERNORMAL

1

: exceeding the normal or average

2

: being beyond normal human powers : paranormal

— su·per·nor·mal·i·ty \-nȯr-ˈma-lə-tē\ noun

— su·per·nor·mal·ly \-ˈnȯr-mə-lē\ adverb

Examples of SUPERNORMAL

1. <the little boy pretended to be a comic book hero with supernormal powers>

First Known Use of SUPERNORMAL

1868

Related to SUPERNORMAL

Synonyms: magical, miraculous, phenomenal, preternatural, superhuman, supernatural, 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

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Rhymes with SUPERNORMAL

paranormal, semiformal