I can only wonder if this is the same for everyone else.
Source: tatoeba (1305)
Wonder
/ˈwʌndə/
Synonyms for "wonder" (161 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (33)
Noun(12 words)
admirationagonizeagonize overamazeamazementartistassailabilityastonishing thingastonishmentawebe amazedbe astonishedbe at seabe innocent ofbe uncertainbeat aboutbewildermentconcerncoquet withcuriosity
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (48)
Noun(11 words)
cynosuredabbledoubtdubietyenchantmentexceptionfantasyfascinationfearfeel unsureferliefirst-raterfloundergapegawkgazegazingstockgeniusgive upgo around in circles
Adjective(1 words)
genuine surprise
Related words (80)
marvelingmarvelmentmiraclemistrustnonesuchnot knownot rightly knowpasspearlperplexityphenomenonportentprodigypuzzle overpuzzlementquestionquite a thingrarityreverencescratch the surface
Show 27 more words
sensationshocksightsignskepticismsmattersomething elsespectaclestand aghaststarstarestare openmouthedstunnersuperstarsurprisesuspicionthrash abouttopnotchertoy withuncertaintyvirtuosovulnerabilitywonder whetherwonderful thingwondermentwonderworkwot not of
Noun(28 words)
marvellmarvellingmarvelsmastermindmiraclemiraclesmost extraordinarymusephenomenonphenomenon of naturephenomenonsponderportuguese fenômenoquestionrapturesrippersight basedspeculatesplendourstupefaction
Show 8 more words
Adjective(2 words)
national marvelnatural curiosity
Interjection(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: marvel, admiration, admiration, admire, agonize.
- Sentence evidence is available for wonder, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "wonder".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "wonder"
Keep "wonder" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "wonder" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "wonder", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "wonder" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
33 entriesamazementastonishmentchew overcognitive processcognitive statecontemplateemotionemotional responseexcogitatefeelinghappeningintellectintellectualmeditatemullmull over
Showing 16 of 33 words.
More specific
10 entriesCollocations
9 entrieschildhood wonderchildlike wondernatural wondersense of wondersheer wonderstate of wonderthe wonder of sciencewonder drugwonder of nature
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
91 translations across 66 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- thagmë noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- θαῦμα noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Arabic
1 entries- عَجَب noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Armenian
1 entries- հրաշք noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- təəccüb noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Belarusian
2 entries- дзі́ва noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- цуд noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Bulgarian
1 entries- чу́до noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Catalan
1 entries- meravella noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 奇跡 /奇迹 noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- 奧妙 /奥妙 noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Czech
2 entries- div noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- zázrak noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Danish
3 entries- mirakel noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- under noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- vidunder noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Dutch
1 entries- wonder noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Dyirbal
1 entries- (Jirribal) mali? noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Esperanto
1 entries- mirindaĵo noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Estonian
1 entries- ime noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Faroese
1 entries- undur noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Finnish
1 entries- ihme noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
French
1 entries- merveille noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Galician
1 entries- marabilla noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
German
2 entries- Mirakel noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- Wunder noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Gothic
3 entries- 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺 noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐍃 noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌹 noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Greek
1 entries- θαύμα noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Hawaiian
1 entries- kāhāhā noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Hebrew
1 entries- פֶּלֶא noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Hindi
1 entries- आश्चर्य noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Hungarian
1 entries- csoda noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Icelandic
1 entries- undur noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Irish
2 entries- ionadh noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- iontas noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Italian
1 entries- meraviglia noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Japanese
1 entries- 驚異 noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Khmer
1 entries- អច្ឆរិយវត្ថុ noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Korean
2 entries- 경이 noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- 놀라움 noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Latin
2 entries- mīrābilis noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- mīrāculum noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Lithuanian
1 entries- stebuklas noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Low German
2 entries- Mirakel noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- Wunner noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Macedonian
1 entries- чудо noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Malagasy
1 entries- fahagagana noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Malayalam
2 entries- അത്ഭുതം noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- വിസ്മയം noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Manx
1 entries- yindys noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Mirandese
1 entries- marabilha noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Māori
1 entries- autaia noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Northern Sami
1 entries- imaš noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- under noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- underverk noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- vidunder noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- under noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- underverk noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Occitan
1 entries- meravilha noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Old Church Slavonic
2 entries- дивъ noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- чоудо noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Old English
1 entries- wundor noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Persian
1 entries- شگفتی noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Polish
2 entries- cud noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- dziw noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Portuguese
1 entries- maravilha noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Romanian
2 entries- minune noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- mirare noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Russian
2 entries- ди́во noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- чу́до noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- mìorbhail noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- čudo noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- чудо noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Slovak
2 entries- div noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- zázrak noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Slovene
1 entries- čudež noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Somali
1 entries- yaab noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Spanish
2 entries- maravilla noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- portento noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Swahili
1 entries- maajabu noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Swedish
2 entries- mirakel noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- under noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Tagalog
1 entries- paghanga noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Tatar
1 entries- могҗиза noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Turkish
1 entries- harika noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Ukrainian
2 entries- ди́во noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
- чу́до noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Venetan
1 entries- maraveja noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
West-Frisian
1 entries- wûnder noun (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel)
Sample sentences
35 total sentences available.
I wonder how long it's going to take.
Source: tatoeba (1604)
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.
Source: tatoeba (1634)
Food and drink were served in such profusion at the wedding that the bride and groom began to wonder if they should not have invited more guests.
Source: tatoeba (1962)
Showing 4 of 35 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "wonder"?
Closest matches include marvel, admiration, admiration, admire, agonize.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "wonder"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.