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wonder

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of wonder

1 something extraordinary or surprising

the cunningly crafted miniature of our house is a wonder, perfect in every detail

Synonyms of wonder

caution, flash, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, sensation, splendor

Words Related to wonder

curiosity, sight, spectacle

beauty, corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, knockout

apparition, appearance

2 the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary

when we first saw the pyramids of Egypt, we gazed with openmouthed wonder

Synonyms of wonder

admiration, amazement, astonishment, awe, wonderment

Words Related to wonder

respect, reverence, veneration

curiosity, interest

shock, surprise

disbelief, incomprehension, incredulity

beguilement, bewitchment, captivation, enchantment, fascination

animation, enlightenment, excitement, invigoration, stimulation

absorption, engagement, engrossment, enthrallment, immersion, involvement

Near Antonyms of wonder

apathy, disinterest, incuriosity, indifference, unconcern

boredom, doldrums, ennui, listlessness, restlessness, tedium, tiredness, weariness, weltschmerz

cheerlessness, dispiritedness, joylessness, melancholy

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