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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“Soul” was quite beautiful, tinged with the innovative, educational spirit of early Pixar, and “Hoppers” did a wonderful job combining fantastical story elements with a grounded, human edge.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

"The Akhal-Teke is a wonderful sport horse," a retired vet, 66-year-old Sapargeldy, told AFP at the prize ceremony, declining to give his surname.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"The latest of these is the chance to work with the brilliant director John Madden and wonderful actors on bringing this story to life. So, thank you Parkinson's," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“I have two wonderful kids. I loved working in the private sector. I’ve got a lot of great friends ... I genuinely want to make our city better, and I love the job.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Standing there in the middle of Yellow Dog Road, I could see plenty of land but nothing more wonderful than barns and silos.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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