wonderful

[wuhn-der-fuhl] / ˈwʌn dər fəl /

ADJECTIVE

great, extraordinary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admirable amazing astonishing awesome brilliant cool enjoyable excellent fabulous fantastic fine incredible magnificent marvelous outstanding phenomenal pleasant pleasing remarkable sensational strange superb surprising terrific tremendous wondrous

WEAK

astounding awe-inspiring divine dynamite groovy miraculous peachy prime something else staggering startling stupendous super swell too much unheard-of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad believable common dark disagreeable dull expected familiar hateful inferior insignificant little nasty normal ordinary plain poor regular second-rate small tiny typical unamazing unexceptional unhappy unpleasant unremarkable unworthy usual

WEAK

lousy rotten

Example Sentences

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"This will be a wonderful addition to the Washington D.C. area for all Americans to enjoy for many decades to come!"

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

He grasped that its brand was a wonderful asset not reflected on its balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He regaled me with many wonderful stories of them during their early years on the road.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“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

“Thank you. Mrs. Tilbury’s purple dress looks divine on you. You can’t even see the pins holding it together. And how wonderful of Colin to pinch that big yellow hat.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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