As long as you stick to one style, you can't hit upon a wonderful idea.
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Wonderful
/ˈwʌn.də.fl̩/
Synonyms for "wonderful" (182 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (37)
Adjective(11 words)
Adjective(6 words)
Strong matches (54)
Adjective(12 words)
Adjective(16 words)
extraordinaryfabulousfantabulosafantabulousfascinatingfinger-lickin' goodfrabjousgoodgrandgrandeurgrandiosegreatimpressiveinspiringlovely jubblyluxurious
Related words (91)
Adjective(16 words)
magnificentmarkedmarvelousmeanmiraculousmonumentalmythicalneatnotablenoteworthynoticeableof markout of this worldoutlandishoutstandingpassing strangepeachyphenomenalportentousprodigious
Show 37 more words
puzzlingrareremarkablerippingsensationalsignalsplendidsplendiferousstaggeringsterlingstrangestrikingstunningstupefyingstupendoussupersuperbsupereminentsuperexcellentsuperfinesuperiorsurprisingsweetswellterrifictremendousuncommonunexampledunheard ofunheard-ofunimaginableuniqueunparalleledunprecedentedunspeakableunutterablewondrous
Adjective(14 words)
magnificentmajesticmajormirandousmystifyingphenomenalsellysplendidstupefyingstupendoussupercalifragilisticexpialidociousunbelievablewildwondrous
Noun(4 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: fantastic, marvelous, terrific, beautiful, academic mentor.
- Sentence evidence is available for wonderful, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, 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 "wonderful".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "wonderful"
Keep "wonderful" 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 "wonderful" 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 "wonderful", 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 "wonderful" 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
5 entriesMore specific
12 entriesamazingastonishingawesomebreathtakingdry exclamationenthusiastic exclamationfantasticironic exclamationphenomenalpolite exclamationstellarstupendous
Collocations
8 entrieswonderful examplewonderful experiencewonderful ideawonderful newswonderful opportunitywonderful performancewonderful resultwonderful results
Inflections
2 entriesmore wonderfulmost wonderful
Derivations
3 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
99 translations across 57 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- θαυμάσιος adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Arabic
2 entries- رهيب adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- عَجِيب adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Armenian
3 entries- զարմանալի adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- հիանալի adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- հրաշալի adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Belarusian
1 entries- цудо́ўны adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Bulgarian
2 entries- удиви́телен adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- чуде́сен adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Catalan
1 entries- meravellós adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 奇妙 adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- 棒 adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Czech
2 entries- báječný adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- skvělý adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Danish
1 entries- vidunderlig adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Dutch
3 entries- fantastisch adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- heerlijk adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- wonderbaar adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Dyirbal
1 entries- mali adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Esperanto
1 entries- mirinda adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Estonian
1 entries- imeline adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Finnish
4 entries- hieno adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- ihana adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- ihmeellinen adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- loistava adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
French
1 entries- merveilleux adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Galician
1 entries- marabilloso adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Georgian
4 entries- მშვენიერი adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- საოცარი adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- სასწაულებრივი adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- საუცხოო adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
German
2 entries- wunderbar adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- wundervoll adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌸𐌰𐌲𐍃 adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Greek
4 entries- έξοχος adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- εκπληκτικός adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- θαυμάσιος adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- καταπληκτικός adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Hebrew
1 entries- נפלא adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Hindi
2 entries- अद्भुत adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- कमाल adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Hungarian
1 entries- csodálatos adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Icelandic
3 entries- dásamlegur adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- undursamlegur adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- yndislegur adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Ingrian
2 entries- ihmekäs adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- ihmelliin adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Interlingua
1 entries- meraviliose adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Irish
1 entries- iontach adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Italian
4 entries- eccellente adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- fantastico adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- favoloso adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- impressionante adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Japanese
1 entries- 素晴しい adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Kazakh
2 entries- таңғажайып adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- ғажайып adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- āthǖngō adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Korean
1 entries- 놀라운 adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Latin
2 entries- mirābilis adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- mīrus adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Latvian
1 entries- brīnišķīgs adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Livonian
1 entries- imli adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- wonnerbar adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Macedonian
1 entries- прекрасен adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Norman
1 entries- mangnifique adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Norwegian
1 entries- underfull adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- vidunderlig adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- vidunderleg adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Old English
1 entries- wundorlīċ adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Old Saxon
1 entries- wundarlik adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Persian
2 entries- شگرف adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- شگفت adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- groosoatich adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Polish
3 entries- cudowny adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- zadziwiający adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- zdumiewający adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Portuguese
1 entries- maravilhoso adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Russian
3 entries- восхити́тельный adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- замеча́тельный adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- чуде́сный adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- mìorbhaileach adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- čȕdesan adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- чу̏десан adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Slovak
1 entries- úžasný adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Spanish
2 entries- estupendo adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- maravilloso adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Swedish
1 entries- underbar adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Tocharian B
1 entries- ākteke adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Turkish
1 entries- harika adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Ukrainian
2 entries- вражаючий adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
- чудовий adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Uzbek
1 entries- ajoyib adj (excellent, extremely impressive)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
I think it's wonderful that you're going on a picnic.
Source: tatoeba (17960)
Driving along the coast is wonderful.
Source: tatoeba (22151)
How wonderful a time we have had!
Source: tatoeba (24882)
Showing 4 of 20 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "wonderful"?
Closest matches include fantastic, marvelous, terrific, beautiful, academic mentor.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "wonderful"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.