phenomenal
adjective
Synonyms
- aberrant
- aberrated
- abnormal
- anomalous
- atypical
- especial
- exceeding
- exceptional
- extraordinaire
- extraordinary
- freak
- odd
- peculiar
- preternatural
- rare
- singular
- uncommon
- uncustomary
- unique
- unusual
- unwonted
Example Sentences
Bruce Franklin, Mother Jones, March & April 2006 The region's two main communities are Camden, with its very old money and … five-star restaurants and phenomenal B&Bs, and Rockland, a serious old fishing town that hosts the Festival every summer in historic Harbor Park, right along the water. David Foster Wallace, Gourmet, August 2004 Physical prowess aside, the concentration required on the beam is phenomenal. Jack McCallum, Sports Illustrated, 18 Oct. 2000 Given his phenomenal poll numbers in a race he has not yet officially entered … Julia Reed, Vogue, February 1999 the phenomenal growth that the suburb has experienced over the last decade the phenomenal ability to remember the names of thousands of people See More Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 Our phenomenal cast and crew undertook a massive challenge and exceeded all expectations, delivering a show that has already established itself as must-see-TV. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 26 Aug. 2022 And also be entertained and delighted by the phenomenal cast. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 June 2022 This one is garnering so much buzz because of its phenomenal cast including Blackpink’s Kim Ji-soo in her first lead acting role and Korean actor Jung Hae-in. Dana Feldman, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021 The ingenuity and skillfulness of the Puebloan people was phenomenal. Demetria Gallegos, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 The phenomenal success of this enterprise was one of the key foundations of the family's fortune. Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2022 RuPaul's Drag Race has been such a phenomenal success is because a drag queen makes it. Jamie Wareham, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 Djokovic has enjoyed phenomenal success — Forbes listed him in the world’s top-50 highest paid athletes for 2021. NBC News, 20 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
see phenomenon
1825, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
phenomenal
adjective
phenomenal
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- extraordinary
- exceptional
- unusual
- unique
- outstanding
- remarkable
- rare
- abnormal
- incredible
- uncommon
- singular
- odd
- exceeding
- anomalous
- atypical
- noticeable
- freak
- striking
- aberrant
- peculiar
- especial
- notable
- extraordinaire
- prominent
- uncustomary
- preternatural
- unwonted
- salient
- conspicuous
- aberrated
- bizarre
- eccentric
- inconceivable
- strange
- unimaginable
- incomprehensible
- unthinkable
- deviant
- outlandish
- freakish
- weird
- quaint
- monstrous
- oddball
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ordinary
- normal
- typical
- common
- usual
- unexceptional
- unextraordinary
- customary
- everyday
- frequent
- familiar
Synonyms & Similar Words
- superhuman
- miraculous
- uncanny
- magical
- remarkable
- outstanding
- unique
- transcendental
- transcendent
- supernatural
- marvelous
- supernormal
- unearthly
- strange
- preternatural
- bizarre
- fantastic
- rare
- unusual
- outrageous
- marvellous
- peculiar
- eerie
- curious
- prodigious
- uncommon
- grotesque
- baffling
- weird
- singular
- bewildering
- funny
- puzzling
- perplexing
- quirky
- confounding
- shocking
- outlandish
- mystifying
- striking
- unnatural
- notable
- atypical
- idiosyncratic
- freakish
- quaint
- screwy
- wacky
- kinky
- noticeable
- eery
- freak
- whacky
- fantastical
- unconventional
- flaky
- outré
- wild
- prominent
- aberrant
- unorthodox
- salient
- queerish
- conspicuous
- queer
- far-out
- unwonted
- way-out
- out-of-the-way
- uncustomary
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- average
- ordinary
- typical
- usual
- unremarkable
- everyday
- commonplace
- prosaic
- routine
- garden
- unexceptional
- familiar
- predictable
- expected
- regular
- run-of-the-mill
- common
- frequent
- workaday
- customary
- habitual
- wonted
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of phenomenal are corporeal, material, objective, physical, and sensible. While all these words mean "of or belonging to actuality," phenomenal applies to what is known or perceived through the senses rather than by intuition or rational deduction.
Although the words corporeal and phenomenal have much in common, corporeal implies having the tangible qualities of a body such as shape, size, or resistance to force.
The synonyms material and phenomenal are sometimes interchangeable, but material implies formation out of tangible matter; used in contrast with spiritual or ideal it may connote the mundane, crass, or grasping.
The meanings of objective and phenomenal largely overlap; however, objective may stress material or independent existence apart from a subject perceiving it.
The words physical and phenomenal are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, physical applies to what is perceived directly by the senses and may contrast with mental, spiritual, or imaginary.
While the synonyms sensible and phenomenal are close in meaning, sensible stresses the capability of readily or forcibly impressing the senses.