as in superhuman
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
the little boy pretended to be a comic book hero with supernormal powers
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Recent Examples of supernormal
The vision that’s ascribed to him is instead the microscopic view—a dissector’s terrifying, supernormal closeness to the facts.
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 June 2021
Workers at a handful of firms, including Amazon and Walmart, have made superhuman efforts to fulfil online orders, and their investors have made supernormal profits as Wall Street has bid up their shares on euphoria that Western retailing is at the cutting edge.
—The Economist, 30 Dec. 2020
Adversarial examples can be seen as a form of supernormal stimuli for neural networks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2018
The Tax Policy Center assumes that 60% of corporate income taxes fall on what are called supernormal returns, which are the extra profits some companies can earn because of strategic advantages such as monopolistic power.
—Richard Rubin, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2017
Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 June 2021
Workers at a handful of firms, including Amazon and Walmart, have made superhuman efforts to fulfil online orders, and their investors have made supernormal profits as Wall Street has bid up their shares on euphoria that Western retailing is at the cutting edge.
—The Economist, 30 Dec. 2020
Adversarial examples can be seen as a form of supernormal stimuli for neural networks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2018
The Tax Policy Center assumes that 60% of corporate income taxes fall on what are called supernormal returns, which are the extra profits some companies can earn because of strategic advantages such as monopolistic power.
—Richard Rubin, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernormal
Adjective
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Anthony Edwards has been superhuman with his shot making at the ends of games for much of the season.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Jan. 2026
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The near-term threat is not superhuman machines but the decline of thinking, feeling, and social humans.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In the work, traditional folklore and marvelous, uncanny incidents are often the sites of resistance against colonialism or enslavement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Boy Who Knew Too Much tells the true story of a young boy named Christian Haupt, who, from a very young age, displays an uncanny knowledge of baseball and vivid memories of a past life as Lou Gehrig, the famous Yankee.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Two centuries ago, Joseph Fourier gave mathematicians a magical technique.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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Thank you for surprising me with the most magical night in my favorite place.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Georgia Tech nearly made a miraculous rally from a 15-point deficit late in their game against Virginia Tech Tuesday.—
AJC Sports,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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What did happen is still miraculous.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Supernormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernormal. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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