wonderful

adjective

won·​der·​ful ˈwən-dər-fəl 

1

: exciting wonder : marvelous, astonishing

a sight wonderful to behold

2

: unusually good : admirable

did a wonderful job

wonderfulness

ˈwən-dər-fəl-nəs 

noun

Synonyms of wonderful

• lovely
• excellent
• great
• terrific
• beautiful
• awesome
• fantastic
• fabulous
• superb
• marvelous
• stellar
• prime
• fine

Examples of wonderful in a Sentence

The rooms were filled with wonderful works of art.

It was a wonderful party.

You did a wonderful job.

She came home with wonderful news.

It's wonderful to finally meet you.

Recent Examples on the Web

That musical teamwork yielded an abundance of wonderful moments — Ekaterina Gubanova gorgeously wringing her hands as Brangäne; Tomasz Konieczny’s Kurwenal watching over his old friend with a mixture of anger, empathy, and vocal elegance; Ryan Speedo Green’s reliably majestic turn as King Marke. —Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026

Thank you for joining us and welcome to the wonderful penthouse at The Washington Post, and thank you for joining us on such a beautiful day. —Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2026

While this practice can be a wonderful way to show communication, there can be a lot of stress involved. —R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026

And what a wonderful representative of France was the manager of Brio in Lyon, who welcomed an American couple off a Danube river cruise to his restaurant with free samples of a signature bread straight out of the oven. —David Dickstein, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

wonderful

adjective

won·​der·​ful ˈwən-dər-fəl 

1

: exciting wonder : marvelous

a sight wonderful to behold

2

: unusually good : admirable

did a wonderful job

wonderfully

-f(ə-)lē 

adverb