miraculous

adjective

mi·​rac·​u·​lous mə-ˈra-kyə-ləs 

1

: of the nature of a miracle : supernatural

a miraculous event

2

: suggesting a miracle : marvelous

proof of a miraculous memory

—Time

He made a miraculous recovery after the accident.

3

: working or able to work miracles

miraculous power

miraculously adverb

miraculousness noun

Synonyms

• magical
• phenomenal
• preternatural
• superhuman
• supernatural
• supernormal
• transcendent
• transcendental
• uncanny
• unearthly

Examples of miraculous in a Sentence

He made a miraculous recovery after the accident.

Her memory is nothing short of miraculous.

Recent Examples on the Web

There’s conflict in everything, in the clashing of worlds and the fight for a world that makes sense to believe in, yet miraculous poetry and optimism somehow, too. —Ella Kemp, IndieWire, 23 May 2025

Their survival, staff say, is nothing short of miraculous. —Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025

Indiana pulled off a miraculous comeback victory that night, and Miller scored 25 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter. —James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 22 May 2025

The nearness of God’s grace and God’s love is surely manifest in the election of a Holy Father whose origins are from somewhere that to many may seem unlikely and even miraculous. —Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English myraclous, borrowed from Middle French miraculeus, borrowed from Medieval Latin mīrāculōsus, from Late Latin mīrāculum miracle + Latin -ōsus -ose entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for miraculous

• sacculus

Kids Definition

miraculous

adjective

mi·​rac·​u·​lous mə-ˈrak-yə-ləs 

1

: of the nature of a miracle : supernatural

2

: suggesting a miracle : marvelous

3

: working or able to work miracles

miraculously adverb