SUPERSENSORY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

supersensory

adjective

Definition of supersensory

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

And while that might sound mystical to visitors to Southeastern Connecticut, for young Americans desperately hoping for a good first job, there's nothing mystical about a bridge to nowhere.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Anne Lawrence-Mathers investigates Ars notoria, a (supposedly) mystical medieval manuscript.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Definition of mystical

Adjective

Adding something fun to your at-home altar like an incense holder, a statue of Venus/Aphrodite, or evil eye decor to stay grounded within yourself and embrace your spiritual side this month.

— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
Along the way, cast members sit for personal fate readings and open up about relationships and losses in their own lives, then move into direct contact with shamanic ritual, a practice the format positions as central to Korean spiritual life.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of spiritual

Adjective

Lal Ded’s poetry also emphasized that the search for the divine transcends religious boundaries.

— Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
The speakeasy is a classic that’s been around since 2013, offering specialty cocktails and charcuterie boards that are simply divine.

— USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of divine

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With Jupiter returning to the predawn sky, a comet lingering and the possibility of a nova explosion, August offers almost every major kind of celestial event in a single month.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
With your celestial ruler, Saturn, retrograde in your fourth house of innermost feelings, unresolved issues from your past that affect your emotional foundation may unexpectedly resurface.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Definition of celestial

Adjective

Poetry of a Hindu mystic Kashmir gradually became a predominantly Muslim society after the Shah Mir dynasty came to power in the 14th century.

— Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
As an Asgardian warrior, Thor needs his weapons, so his figure also includes his magical hammer Mjolnir and his mystic ax, Stormbreaker.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026

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