Definitions

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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Honestly, you are in your 60s at this point, and I don’t see your husband going through a miraculous change through marital or even private therapy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days has been found crawling down to base camp in what has been described as a miraculous self-rescue.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

That the World Cup happened at all in a nation recovering from such destruction seemed miraculous to a young Luna.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

When the New York Knicks pulled off one of the most miraculous comebacks in NBA history to win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals last week, Ian Hawk was certain of two things.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Ferdie Jencken’s miraculous abilities were predictably covered in Spiritualist papers such as Medium and Daybreak, but also city newspapers in Chicago, Washington, DC, and New York.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Vocabulary lists containing miraculous

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

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