as in divine
of, relating to, or being God
the godlike splendor of creation
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Recent Examples of godlike
Instead one was woken into an eternal godlike vigilance, as though the experience of objectification had in the end borne the fruit of objectivity.
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Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
This ongoing rivalry and specialization—whether in coding, math, or personality—show that no godlike superintelligence is running away with the lead.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2025
The detective is more akin to the shark in Jaws, more of a godlike presence in the movie.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2025
When your character uses magic, interacts with powerful deities, or even achieves godlike status themselves, the player also shares such experiences on some level as well.
—Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 12 June 2025
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Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
This ongoing rivalry and specialization—whether in coding, math, or personality—show that no godlike superintelligence is running away with the lead.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2025
The detective is more akin to the shark in Jaws, more of a godlike presence in the movie.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2025
When your character uses magic, interacts with powerful deities, or even achieves godlike status themselves, the player also shares such experiences on some level as well.
—Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for godlike
Recent Examples of Synonyms for godlike
Adjective
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According to internet wisdom, this is the origin of the meme, including the necessary hand gesture, where you pantomime juggling as if deliberating between the two numbers, trying to triangulate some specific, perhaps divine, structure.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Just double-check your emails, avoid signing contracts unless necessary, and be open to divine redirections.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Sold to Menemsha, studied in its craft, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The motions of the stars also exhibited a similar 24 hour period, as though the heavenly canopy rotated throughout the night.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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An irresistible, holy spectacle.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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Or does Lux ask us to crane our necks to appreciate base human longing that presents in ecstatic and horrific manifestations, in the hunger for all sorts of holy and unsavory connections?—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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That all being said, November 1st is sacred.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Those individuals do not necessarily share the view that the Jewish people still share a sacred covenant with God.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Los Angeles Dodgers had a blessed World Series run.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Meyers, who graciously agreed to an Evite for the blessed event, then suggested Swift send the invites in a picture frame, since people will probably frame it up anyway.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Godlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/godlike. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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