: that is to be marveled at : extraordinary
a wondrous feat
wondrous
adverb
archaic
wondrously
adverb
wondrousness
noun
Synonyms of wondrous
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The museum featured a display of wondrous tapestries.
what a wondrous discovery fire must have been
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Myles Lewis-Skelly, aged 19, in his second start in midfield for the first team, slotted in expertly alongside him and earned a wondrous ovation from the crowd.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2026
Broad Arrow expects the wondrous hypercar to fetch between $11 million and $14 million.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 May 2026
Myles Lewis-Skelly, aged 19, in his second start in midfield for the first team, slotted in expertly alongside him and earned a wondrous ovation from the crowd.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 6 May 2026
There is something wondrous about whales.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for wondrous
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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wondrous. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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wondrous
adjective
won·drous
ˈwən-drəs 
: such as to be marveled at extraordinary
a wondrous place
wondrous
adverb
archaic
wondrously
adverb
wondrousness
noun
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