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magical

[maj-i-kuhl] / ˈmædʒ ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
bewitching
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eerie enchanted enchanting extraordinary fascinating magic marvelous miraculous mysterious mythical otherworldly spellbinding spooky uncanny unusual weird wonderful
WEAK
bewitched charismatic clairvoyant conjuring demoniac diabolic ensorcelled entranced entrancing fiendish ghostly haunted imaginary magnetic mystic necromantic occult parapsychological runic sorcerous spectral spellbound spiritualistic telekinetic thaumaturgic tranced witching witchlike wizardly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
common familiar natural normal ordinary plain regular repulsive usual
WEAK
boring dull

Example Sentences

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As the team examined the tablets in detail, they found a wide range of content, including letters, accounting records, medical instructions, and magical texts.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

“To me, he’s the hero of that movie, not the villain, because he was trying to take something that was always smoke and mirrors and turn it into something magical and real,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Doncic was coming off a magical month, becoming the only player in history other than Michael Jordan to score 600 points in March.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Their sinuous, shape-shifting abstractions—glorifying combat, monsters, mystery and metamorphosis—gave magical, palpable form to the terrifying foes and forces, real and imagined, that shadowed their world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

And they kept a hoard of magical things hidden away from humans.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff