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wonderful

adjective

ˈwən-dər-fəl How to pronounce wonderful (audio)
Definition of wonderfulnext
1
as in lovely
of the very best kind that bakery makes wonderful cannoli

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2
as in amazing
causing wonder or astonishment the mountaintop city of Machu Picchu is unquestionably a wonderful sight to behold

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Recent Examples of wonderful What Bruce needs most is someone who can look beyond his diagnosis and see the wonderful cat standing in front of them. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026 But that was made very easy by a wonderful team making the film, including many old friends and colleagues. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 Many wonderful and terrible things have happened in the 25 years since, some related to the 9/11 attacks, many not at all. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Heder and her casting directors Bernard Telsey and Adam Caldwell have assembled a wonderful, winning cast around Madeley (herself a wheelchair user), including a number of disabled performers, cast here as icons in their own right. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wonderful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonderful
  1. lovely
  2. amazing
  3. excellent
  4. marvelous
  5. great
  6. astonishing
  7. terrific
  8. miraculous
Adjective
  • Food and drink Another lovely perk is your choice of breakfast from the à la carte menu at The Barn, the hotel’s more casual restaurant.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Sandy is very, very funny and smart, and Nic was just lovely.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of lovely
Adjective
  • Travis Hunter is an incredibly talented young player who did amazing things in college.
    — Gary Davenport, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The sale offers amazing discounts across thousands of products, including my personal favorite category, toys.
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of amazing
Adjective
  • An individual company can maintain excellent controls and favorable claims experience while still facing higher pricing because the market has deteriorated around it.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Food and drink The property’s on-site restaurant serves decent New American fare in a room that offers the same excellent views as the penthouses, or on the hotel’s delightful terrace during the warmer months.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of excellent
Adjective
  • Sometimes sweaty, sometimes sneering, often grandiose, and always conflicted, this Hansen presents the actor with a marvelous opportunity to demonstrate his stupefying range.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Japanese arthouse favorite Hirokazu Koreeda returns to his wheelhouse to marvelous effect with Look Back, an aching drama about growing up and making art, featuring a pair of stunning performances from child actors.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of marvelous
Adjective
  • Indeed, as much as Chicago has looked to past mayors as larger-than-life figures, the city rarely has accomplished anything great without the active involvement of its business community.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Evolution When asked about the greatest innovation of humans, people will often say language or fire.
    — Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of great
Adjective
  • The astonishing social movements of the decade—particularly the black freedom struggle and the antiwar movement—could have produced a more durable sense of solidarity and collective possibilities.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • One of the best actors working today, Coon essentially plays two different sides of Rita with astonishing range across these chronologies, portraying the past and the present of her character through distinctive markers.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of astonishing
Adjective
  • Jordan Lawler pinch-ran but was caught stealing on a terrific throw by Marlins catcher Joe Mack.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Scott tears into the Bard’s lines — his Hamlet is terrific — and the spotlight is more on his sense of humor than his pain.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of terrific
Adjective
  • If the Broncos have a miraculous 17-0 season, Payton would pass Marty Schottenheimer (200).
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In an escape bordering on the miraculous, the crash somehow spared motorists on Milam Dairy Road and terrified workers in a bustling industrial warehouse district west of the airport.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of miraculous

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“Wonderful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonderful. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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