Synonyms of numinous

numinous

adjective

ˈnü-mə-nəs 

as in magic

having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers

some have sensed a numinous energy in the landscape around Sedona, Arizona

Synonyms & Similar Words

• magic
• mystic
• magical
• weird
• enchanting
• occult
• enchanted
• divining
• metaphysical
• amazing
• charming
• miraculous
• sublime
• extraordinary
• wondrous
• awesome
• marvelous
• stupendous
• bewitching
• astonishing
• portentous
• stunning
• spellbound
• paranormal
• conjuring
• astounding
• fabulous
• bewitched
• unearthly
• predicting
• supernormal
• preternatural
• forecasting
• wiling
• presaging
• soothsaying
• foretelling
• prophesying
• foreknowing
• fortune-telling
• prognosticating
• foreseeing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordinary
• normal
• prosaic
• usual
• everyday
• unremarkable
• commonplace
• routine
• unexceptional
• workaday
• run-of-the-mill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of numinous

De Hooch’s 1663 painting delivers exactly as little drama and numinous transcendence as its title promises. — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

In an old-growth forest, the beauty of old trees intertwines with the bodies of those trying to save them, creating something numinous. — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Though also suspended, Bo Bardi’s building generously offers a sheltering agora for all people on the street rather than a numinous temple for rarefied art audiences. — Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026

In this numinous world, visitors come by for death bed reckonings, and the CEO will have many scores to settle. — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025

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