Synonyms of marvel

marvel

noun

ˈmär-vəl 

as in miracle

something extraordinary or surprising

that new electric car really is a marvel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• miracle
• wonder
• phenomenon
• prodigy
• beauty
• splendor
• sensation
• portent
• spectacle
• flash
• caution
• sight
• curiosity
• appearance
• knockout
• apparition
• crackerjack
• corker
• dandy
• jim-dandy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of marvel

After an extensive search, Ms Min has found a new location as its Shanghai retail outpost, a storied architectural marvel that share an Art Deco fountain with its neighbors. — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

As a cabaret musician who entertains the troops, Penélope Cruz is a wickedly brassy marvel—vamping up a storm one minute, grumbling about her menstrual cycle the next, and eventually coaxing even Sebastián out of his mopey shell. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

From an avant-garde temple to to contemporary buildings constructed to resemble skeletal forms, below are architectural marvels that reveal why skeletons remain an enduring muse for architects. — Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026

In a $220 million gamble, its public power utility, EPB, has helped transform the once struggling post-industrial city into an unlikely marvel of civic reinvention, and an inspiration for many other dozens of copycat towns around the country. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026