wonderful
Americanadjective
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excellent; great; marvelous.
We all had a wonderful weekend.
- Synonyms:
- phenomenal, astounding, amazing, astonishing, prodigious, miraculous, wondrous, awesome, strange, curious, unique
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of a sort that causes or arouses wonder; amazing; astonishing.
The storm was wonderful to behold.
adjective
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exciting a feeling of wonder; marvellous or strange
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extremely fine; excellent
Other Word Forms
- unwonderful adjective
- wonderfully adverb
- wonderfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of wonderful
First recorded before 1100; wonder ( def. ) + -ful ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“Maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World.”
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
Charles Whitbread, the estate's owner, said it was a "long and complex journey" and seeing the beavers in their new habitat was "truly wonderful".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Thomas Frank had a wonderful seven-year spell in charge of Brentford, benefiting from the co-operation of a unified club.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“If you develop a wonderful protocol,” she told Time, “it’s useless if nobody uses it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
I was awakened from that wonderful dream by a loud banging noise.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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