wonder

noun

ˈwən-dər How to pronounce wonder (audio)
Definition of wondernext
1
as in marvel
something extraordinary or surprising the cunningly crafted miniature of our house is a wonder, perfect in every detail

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2
as in amazement
the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary when we first saw the pyramids of Egypt, we gazed with open-mouthed wonder

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Recent Examples of wonder Henry moves through a world that is full of wonder, but also shaped by the complicated lives of the adults around him. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 Directed by Rocky, Aisulton Seitov, and Pietro Biz Biasia, the appropriately trippy video opens with the rapper discovering the wonders of nature in a hippie wonderland, where even the old ladies knitting on park benches will take a toke. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 Shopkeepers who’ve found their livelihoods suddenly at stake wonder where the police were while groups looted and pillaged with impunity. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026 Jolt is a wonder, harrowing, hopeful, and ultimately a cri de coeur that turns joyous. — Air Mail, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wonder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonder
  1. marvel
  2. amazement
  3. miracle
  4. astonishment
  5. phenomenon
  6. wonderment
  7. admiration
Noun
  • This was performance at its peak, a marvel to behold of an artist who helped build hip-hop as an institution while adding to the story still being written.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The fact that Drew still gazed upon my more than half-a-century-old, decidedly not-hot physique with love and desire was a marvel and a gift.
    — Diana Daniele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of marvel
Noun
  • To the continued amazement of advantage players, casino operatives can argue with apparent conviction that card counting— essentially mental arithmetic—is a form of fraud.
    — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • No harsh chemicals for her, much to the amazement and envy of her Ghanaian classmates.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of amazement
Noun
  • The re-emergence of a long-unseen Jean-Michel Basquiat masterpiece is a miracle the art market occasionally performs.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • On Saturday, with the usual early season smattering of fans lost in the cavernous Yale Bowl, Dante Reno didn’t have another comeback or miracle game in him.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of miracle
Noun
  • Its laughs are more often born out of astonishment than intentional comic craft.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Or someone sees the light on in Rita’s room and their eyes meet for a second, from a distance, observing one another with astonishment.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of astonishment
Noun
  • The health emergency caused demand for fuel to crash to the point that the world ran out of room to store oil, a phenomenon that briefly drove crude oil futures below zero for the first time ever.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • In 1980, to better understand this phenomenon, the mathematician and economist Graciela Chichilnisky turned to topology, an area of math in which shapes are considered equivalent if one can be stretched into another without tearing.
    — Alex Stone, Quanta Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of phenomenon
Noun
  • Be present, find beauty everywhere and stay curious, with wonderment.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The experience hooked the former Texas standout immediately, and the wonderment only grew from there.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of wonderment
Noun
  • As for Bodanzky, Fidalgo recalls a long mutual admiration between herself and the director.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Our colleague Helen Branswell was a renowned infectious disease reporter who earned the respect and admiration of experts and public health officials with her authoritative, prescient reporting on the flu, polio, Ebola and the Covid-19 pandemic.
    — Elaine Chen, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of admiration

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“Wonder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonder. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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