wondrous

adjective

ˈwən-drəs How to pronounce wondrous (audio)
Definition of wondrousnext
as in wonderful
causing wonder or astonishment what a wondrous discovery fire must have been

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Recent Examples of wondrous The resulting film is somehow weirder, wondrous, and more wistful than what even that logline suggests. — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026 The wondrous paintbrush of Cartoon Saloon has now reached the Latino community of Brooklyn. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 But Alcaraz had been on the sidelines for nearly five months, and getting to the final seemed like a long shot, even for a player as wondrous as the 23-year-old seven-time Grand Slam champion. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Intelligent and responsibly reported, but still wondrous and full of possibility. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wondrous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wondrous
  1. wonderful
  2. amazing
  3. miraculous
  4. astonishing
  5. surprising
  6. marvelous
  7. sublime
  8. incredible
Adjective
  • The pom-pom sandals at Givenchy were wonderful, fun, unexpected and exactly what fashion lovers are looking for from a spring runway show.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Expect to see rare bottles pulled from the shelves and all manner of weird and wonderful concoctions offered up from the menu and from their encyclopedic knowledge of drinks.
    — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of wonderful
Adjective
  • That’s from interaction with amazing creatives, amazing writers who have different perspectives.
    — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Everything about the show was amazing and just a joyous occasion and one that will go down in music history.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of amazing
Adjective
  • But the revelation has also raised questions about what Leo knew and when, given his poignant prayers in late September at a French shrine where Catholics believe miraculous cures have occurred.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • William Perkins, an influential proponent of witch fever in late sixteenth-century England, notes that any miraculous power a witch or her objects appears to have is merely borrowed from Satan.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of miraculous
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • But Pattinson is also surrounded by marvelous turns from Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, and Phoebe Bridgers as Lance Oppenheim’s drama dives into the series’ uneasy ascent to must-watch TV.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Panic of 1837—perhaps the worst of them all—gave rise to a long series of marvelous psychoses culminating in Know-Nothingism, which flourished around a dozen years after the crash.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of marvelous
Adjective
  • The signature restaurant, Le Pressoir d’Argent, is a stunner with a rocaille decor (seashells set into elaborate plaster moldings) and a sublime seafood menu.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Likewise, many a technology before – from electricity and the telegraph to phone and radio – have been heralded as sublime, magical, revolutionary, and terrifying.
    — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of sublime
Adjective
  • The quick thinking to observe, to then park and follow someone into the school is incredible and undoubtedly saved people.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • There's an incredible amount to explore between northern lights hunting sessions.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of incredible

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

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