miraculous

miraculous
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. preternatural, supernatural, prodigious, wondrous. See wonder.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Caused by divine intervention]
Syn. supernatural, preternatural, marvelous, superhuman, beyond understanding, phenomenal, anomalous, unimaginable, stupendous, stupefying, awesome, monstrous; see also mysterious 2 , unknown 1 .
Ant. natural*, familiar*, imaginable.
2. [So unusual as to suggest a miracle]
Syn. extraordinary, freakish, wondrous; see unusual 1 , 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
divine, supernatural, marvelous, wonderful, wondrous, phenomenal, sensational, anomalous, supermundane, magical, superhuman, unearthly, freakish, extraordinary, mind-blowing, *unreal.
ANT.: ordinary, everyday, pedestrian
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world: extramundane, extrasensory, metaphysical, preternatural, superhuman, supernatural, super-physical, supersensible, transcendental, unearthly. See SUPERNATURAL. 2. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief: amazing, astonishing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, incredible, marvelous, phenomenal, prodigious, stupendous, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous. See GOOD.

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