SUPERSENSIBLE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

supersensible

adjective

Definition of supersensible

as in extrasensory

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Adjective

From the above example, friend one and two demonstrate a relatively standard range of sensitivity, while friend three and four exhibit more extreme extrasensory abilities.

— Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 2 July 2018
Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner’s extrasensory musical comes back to us courtesy of the Irish Repertory Theater.

— Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 21 June 2018

Definition of extrasensory

Adjective

When the crown proves capable of betrayal, Garfield sees the break as spiritual as much as political.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Experts suspect the pigment may be cinnabar, a mercury sulfide mineral that held immense spiritual and ritualistic value for the Chimu, explicitly reserved for high-ranking members of society.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of spiritual

Adjective

While psychic readers have storefronts in other parts of the city, this change applies to the Community Business and Boulevard Business zoning districts, which previously did not permit soothsaying.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
For now, Oluko is forging a smooth psychic path for Leighton to do this work.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of psychic

Adjective

Sidereal time, also called celestial time, is slightly less than 24 hours (23 hours, 56 minutes, and four seconds).

— Carol Besler, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
Even so, the few that are detectable could offer insight into how different celestial objects—from black holes to galaxies—form.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of celestial

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