Synonyms of preternatural

preternatural

adjective

ˌprē-tər-ˈna-chə-rəl 

1

as in extraordinary

being out of the ordinary

an editor with a preternatural sense of what will interest the book-buying public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extraordinary
• unusual
• exceptional
• unique
• abnormal
• rare
• uncommon
• odd
• remarkable
• singular
• outstanding
• unwonted
• exceeding
• anomalous
• incredible
• phenomenal
• peculiar
• especial
• aberrant
• atypical
• noticeable
• freak
• uncustomary
• striking
• conspicuous
• notable
• aberrated
• extraordinaire
• prominent
• strange
• eccentric
• salient
• bizarre
• freakish
• deviant
• inconceivable
• incomprehensible
• unimaginable
• weird
• outlandish
• monstrous
• oddball
• unthinkable
• quaint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• normal
• ordinary
• common
• usual
• typical
• customary
• unexceptional
• unextraordinary
• familiar
• frequent
• everyday

2

as in supernatural

of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe

an investigator of preternatural phenomena

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supernatural
• paranormal
• transcendental
• metaphysical
• mystical
• otherworldly
• transcendent
• unearthly
• mystic
• psychic
• celestial
• spiritual
• divine
• extrasensory
• spiritualistic
• spiritistic
• heavenly
• numinous
• unworldly
• supersensory
• supersensible
• ethereal
• occult

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• natural
• earthly
• mundane

3

as in superhuman

being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature

a preternatural ability to predict how the stock market will perform

Synonyms & Similar Words

• superhuman
• uncanny
• magical
• miraculous
• remarkable
• supernatural
• unearthly
• transcendental
• transcendent
• supernormal
• phenomenal
• unique
• strange
• eerie
• outstanding
• bizarre
• peculiar
• curious
• unusual
• grotesque
• rare
• marvelous
• uncommon
• freakish
• weird
• unnatural
• confounding
• prodigious
• unwonted
• singular
• baffling
• outrageous
• perplexing
• quirky
• outlandish
• puzzling
• outré
• idiosyncratic
• kinky
• out-of-the-way
• wacky
• funny
• quaint
• queer
• freak
• aberrant
• mystifying
• shocking
• atypical
• far-out
• screwy
• way-out
• bewildering
• notable
• striking
• flaky
• noticeable
• conspicuous
• wild
• unconventional
• prominent
• queerish
• fantastic
• salient
• unorthodox
• uncustomary

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ordinary
• usual
• average
• typical
• prosaic
• routine
• everyday
• commonplace
• garden
• familiar
• unremarkable
• unexceptional
• predictable
• workaday
• common
• run-of-the-mill
• expected
• habitual
• customary
• regular
• frequent
• wonted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of preternatural

Mullen’s preternatural understanding of young women who fall through society’s cracks and end up exploited by opportunistic men permeates both books. — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026

Just as bright, witty, and debauched as their namesake, this unique protagonist is on a path of self-discovery, gaining insight into not just their gender identity, but also their preternatural attraction to transgression and risk. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

Though his language is that of the every day his preternatural instinct for rhythm fills his lines with a bursting musicality. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

Marina, for her part, reacts to every new face and each fresh piece of information with an instinctive guardedness—and Garcia illuminates, with an almost sphinx-like half smile, the preternatural reserve of someone who’s grown up knowing not to expect too much from people. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 June 2026

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