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Synonyms of phenomenon
something extraordinary or surprising
- our jaws dropped when we saw this basketball phenomenon play for the first time
Synonyms for phenomenon
Words Related to phenomenon
- beauty,
- corker,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- dandy,
- jim-dandy,
- knockout
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The first known use of phenomenon was in 1605
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