mystical

adjective

Definition of mysticalnext
as in mystic
impossible to prove, understand, or explain by either the senses or intelligence Survivors of near-death experiences sometimes report mystical visions of the afterlife.

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Recent Examples of mystical His best friend, Jacob Batalan’s Ned, and his girlfriend, Zendaya’s MJ, have been right by his side through most of the movie; at the end, a mystical spell erases their memory of him, ostensibly forever. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 July 2026 The as-yet untitled series adaptation is said to blend futuristic science with mystical lore. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 July 2026 Festivalgoers had stepped into a world where fantasy becomes reality and the mystical creatures of the forest come to life. — Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Waiting for us was a pair of mystical swans, surfing the cove’s gentle waves. — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mystical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystical
  1. mystic
  2. psychic
  3. uncanny
  4. mysterious
  5. unexplainable
  6. supernatural
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  • The piece, inspired by the 12th-century polymathic mystic Saint Hildegard of Bingen, was skin-tinglingly breathy and slow, with long tones (played by Malone and her accompanist Stephen O’Malley) that rose up and swirled around the room.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Poetry of a Hindu mystic Kashmir gradually became a predominantly Muslim society after the Shah Mir dynasty came to power in the 14th century.
    — Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of mystic
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  • The paranormal investigators soon come across a disgraced Catholic priest who claims to be experiencing psychic visions of a missing FBI operative.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Season 1 will be centered around DC bad guy Gorilla Grodd, who has psychic powers and other skills after his encounter with an alien spaceship.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of psychic
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  • In a new video, the 13-year-old royal drew an uncanny likeness to his grandmother—down to her mannerisms.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Medasin also used basic prompts to generate his own Treblo creations that bore uncanny similarities to the single.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of uncanny
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  • Wei and his colleagues have proposed a new physical path to the mysterious function.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Now, IndieWire can exclusively share the poster for the studio’s first new film since 2019, which features an eye-catching image of the main character Prue and the film’s mysterious main antagonist, Alexandra.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of mysterious
Adjective
  • Every second of White Nights is steeped in a longing for the impossible, which is maybe why its beauty feels so untouchable, so unexplainable even to this day.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • Her unexplainable absences leads to a lack of hope, wisdom, and encouragement Odysseus desperately needs in peril.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of unexplainable
Adjective
  • The actor went on to appear in Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight, Oliver Stone’s Savages, and the FX series The Bridge, and most recently supernatural horror Black Phone 2 and Andy Garcia’s Diamond.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Blending horror with comedy, the Apple TV show takes place in a fictitious New England island town afflicted by a centuries-old curse that brings about supernatural evils.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
Definition of supernatural

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