wonderful

adjective

ˈwən-dər-fəl How to pronounce wonderful (audio)
Definition of wonderfulnext
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as in marvellous
causing wonder or astonishment the mountaintop city of Machu Picchu is unquestionably a wonderful sight to behold

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as in lovely
of the very best kind that bakery makes wonderful cannoli

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a wonderful time
a fantastic time
a delightful time
an awesome time
a terrific time
a lovely time
wonderful news
great news
amazing news
a wonderful book
a terrific book
an amazing book
an outstanding book
a marvelous book
a wonderful opportunity
an incredible opportunity
a tremendous opportunity
a fantastic opportunity
a phenomenal opportunity
a terrific opportunity

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Recent Examples of wonderful It's got a wonderful story, some great characters, and even some isekai elements thrown in for good measure. — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025 Nobody can deny that it’s been a challenging few months for Angelenos, and while even the best of talk-show hosts couldn’t fix our city’s systemic issues alone, there’s something really wonderful about watching Mulaney set such an idiosyncratic and wholly fluff-free series here. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025 So actually, the story can be looked at as a celebration of the fact that your disability can just be one wonderful part of you. — Esme Mazzeo, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025 And if your neighborhood doesn’t, start one! Start a Book or Card Club There’s so many wonderful books out there just waiting to be discussed. — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wonderful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonderful
  1. lovely
  2. amazing
  3. excellent
  4. marvelous
  5. terrific
  6. astonishing
  7. beautiful
  8. miraculous
Adjective
  • The two of them together at the arcade is just lovely.
    — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Plants produce lovely blue flowers (or white in some varieties) that attract pollinators and other beneficial insects.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of lovely
Adjective
  • Even just having a small role in a movie like that is amazing.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Regardless of your political affiliation, one thing is certain in these uncertain times: an amazing array of beer is being brewed across the United States.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of amazing
Adjective
  • After an excellent debut, Nikki Glaser has unsurprisingly been tapped to host the Golden Globes again.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
  • It is often climbed as a three day objective and is an excellent venue for extended roped glacier travel.
    — Sean McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of excellent
Adjective
  • The other dining option is Sila, where food is displayed buffet style but served by a marvelous crew, on custom porcelain from the French brand Pillivuyt.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Ottawa, Canada May is great for: blooming marvelous celebrations of decades-long friendship.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of marvelous
Adjective
  • In less than 25 minutes, Jarrett provided a terrific start to what the Bears could market as a fun tear-off calendar of one-a-day Gradyisms.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There's Connie Britton...Dan [Stevens] was terrific.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of terrific
Adjective
  • This was a 90% increase over the 9.9 million viewers who tuned in for the 2023 final and an astonishing 288% jump from 2022.
    — Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • An astonishing, loopy and very true World War II story about Great Britain tricking Germany into believing false invasion plans has been the source material for non-fiction books and movies dramas.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of astonishing
Adjective
  • Here are some of the most beautiful tulip festivals to catch across the globe as well as how tulips came to have cultural significance in each destination.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The melodies are all up there with the most beautiful melodies ever made.
    — Nicholas Ducassi, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of beautiful
Adjective
  • Like a goalkeeper, who can be 40 minutes without touching the ball and suddenly has to make an almost miraculous intervention.
    — Sam Lee, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • And not just the miraculous match-up of Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as Jacob and Cara Dutton, struggling to hold onto their Montana ranch until their troubled He-Man of a nephew Spencer (Brandon Sklenar) can come home to help, though that figures heavily.
    — Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
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