miraculous

[mi-rak-yuh-luhs] / mɪˈræk yə ləs /

ADJECTIVE

surprisingly wonderful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amazing astonishing astounding awesome extraordinary freakish incredible inexplicable magical marvelous monstrous phenomenal spectacular strange superhuman supernatural unbelievable unreal wondrous

WEAK

anomalous fabulous heavy numinous preternatural prodigious staggering stupefying stupendous superior supermundane supranatural thaumaturgic the utmost unaccountable unearthly unimaginable wonderworking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

average believable boring common credible dull expected familiar genuine natural normal ordinary plausible real regular standard unamazing usual

Example Sentences

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For a few seconds, Burnley fans were celebrating what looked like being one of the Premier League's greatest ever comebacks - and new hope of a miraculous survival.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

While the motives that drive a knight are often human, political, or both, the logic is as miraculous and irrational as a muddy hedge knight crawling out from under a fallen dragon.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Akers, a second-round pick by the Rams in 2020, played well as a rookie and then made a near miraculous recovery from an Achilles injury to play in the Super Bowl.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

I asked Heacock what he thought had propelled Lamphere’s miraculous sugar-pill-driven recovery.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

Miraculously, as miraculous as snow on Easter and strangers passing out onto the ground, the small, smiling man pulled a stubby banana from his pants pocket and handed it to her.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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