miraculous

adjective

mə-ˈra-kyə-ləs How to pronounce miraculous (audio)
Definition of miraculousnext
1
as in superhuman
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature the miraculous nature of the revelation

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2
as in wonderful
causing wonder or astonishment his miraculous escape from the burning building

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Recent Examples of miraculous But this success, of course, has not happened in a miraculous silo. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026 My dad found the blog of a man who claimed to cure his Stage 4 lung cancer with a regimen of fenbendazole, a miraculous recovery that stumped his oncologists. — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The Broncos pulled off three miraculous trick plays in the final seconds of regulation and overtime to stun legendary running back Adrian Peterson and the powerhouse Sooners. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026 The Valkyries had to fight hard to secure home court for that potential semifinal matchup by mounting a miraculous comeback to beat the Los Angeles Sparks in their final regular-season game. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miraculous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miraculous
  1. superhuman
  2. wonderful
  3. magical
  4. amazing
  5. uncanny
  6. astonishing
  7. remarkable
  8. surprising
Adjective
  • In polyphonic music such as Bach, Van Bloss offers a superhuman degree of precision and individuality.
    — Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The Dodgers entered the postseason with the best rotation of any team on paper, led by Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who proved to be practically superhuman in the World Series last year.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of superhuman
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  • Bruna is fantastic, and Alison is a wonderful producer with a great eye.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
  • It is carefully crafted and wincingly sincere, a wonderful conversion of inversions.
    — Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of wonderful
Adjective
  • But these magical, convention-defying places are also one of our greatest allies in the fight against climate change.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While the name sounds dramatic, Goble said there is nothing magical about crossing that temperature threshold.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of magical
Adjective
  • This amazing energy, the vitality, simply could not be repressed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Each week, there are more amazing stats and historical comparisons.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of amazing
Adjective
  • Superposition is an uncanny aspect of quantum mechanics that allows particles to be in multiple states at once—such as literally here and there simultaneously.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Cops released surveillance photos of the shooter, whose getup bore an uncanny resemblance to the Marvel character Deadpool.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncanny
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  • At Garth Greenan, where more than forty of Drexler’s paintings and drawings from the sixties were on display, I was struck, once again, by the astonishing freshness and psychological bite of her work.
    — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Chelsea 2026-27 rank second on that list, trailing only Liverpool’s astonishing start to their title-winning 2019-20 campaign.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of astonishing
Adjective
  • But even the mundane conversations were remarkable in their unremarkableness.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • One of the reasons behind the brain's remarkable efficiency is that memory and processing take place in the same physical real estate.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of remarkable
Adjective
  • The claim that mitochondrial dysfunction is a factor in mental health disorders as well as physical ones is surprising to many people.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Louis-Dreyfus works to make Polly relatable, a surprising choice for one of television’s most astringent comic presences.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of surprising

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“Miraculous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miraculous. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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