Definitions

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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The night at the Royal Albert Hall concluded with a highlight montage from Sir David's career, soundtracked by his own delivery of the poignant lyrics to What A Wonderful World.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Both the original and chromatic versions of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” for example, are available on demand.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Kevin O’Leary, better known as Mr. Wonderful on the TV show “Shark Tank,” is part of a group pursuing a 40,000-acre data-center-anchored project, which would be one of the largest in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

"I wasn’t as nervous as I thought I would be," she said after including a difficult triple Axel jump in her "What a Wonderful World" programme.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

“Yes, the show! Wonderful idea, Shanghai Chic. I think it’s going to bring a good turnout.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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