phenomenon

phenomenon

noun

Definition of PHENOMENON

something extraordinary or surprising <our jaws dropped when we saw this basketball phenomenon play for the first time>

Synonyms caution, flash, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, sensation, splendor

Related Words curiosity, sight, spectacle; beauty, corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, knockout; apparition, appearance