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View synonyms for marvelous

marvelous

[ mahr-vuh-luhs ]

adjective

  1. superb; excellent; great:

    a marvelous show.

    Synonyms: wonderful

    Antonyms: terrible

  2. such as to cause wonder, admiration, or astonishment; surprising; extraordinary.

    Synonyms: miraculous, amazing, wondrous

    Antonyms: commonplace

  3. improbable or incredible:

    the marvelous events of Greek myth.

    Synonyms: unbelievable



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Other Words From

  • marvel·ous·ly adverb
  • marvel·lous·ness noun
  • super·marvel·ous adjective
  • super·marvel·ous·ly adverb
  • super·marvel·ous·ness noun
  • un·marvel·lous adjective
  • un·marvel·lous·ly adverb
  • un·marvel·lous·ness noun
  • un·marvel·ous adjective
  • un·marvel·ous·ly adverb
  • un·marvel·ous·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of marvelous1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English merve(il)lous, from Middle French merveilleus; equivalent to marvel + -ous

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Example Sentences

The song was so marvelous, the decision was made to add animation and pitch it to networks.

Every discovery brings us closer to understanding how planets form in all their marvelous variety.

Alison is played by the marvelous Tatiana Maslany, an actress who hails from Regina, Saskatchewan.

If nobody is with us, we might watch something arty—there are marvelous channels of opera or concerts—then go to bed and read.

Christmas is a season of marvelous and mystical experiences, and maybe it seems churlish to let science and history intrude.

The rapid spread of the revolt was not a whit less marvelous than its lack of method or cohesion.

There was a while when I developed a marvelous capacity for dodging invitations to Fort Walsh.

The marvelous improvements in mechanism and tone production and control in 1886 to 1913 by Robt.

The box made the round of the table, and every one was fervently eloquent about the marvelous resemblance.

Yet the word vagrant is a misnomer in this city, where economy has reached a finesse that is marvelous.

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