miraculous

[ mi-rak-yuh-luhs ]

adjective

1. performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency:

   a miraculous cure.

2. of the nature of a miracle; marvelous.

   Synonyms: extraordinary

3. having or seeming to have the power to work miracles:

   miraculous drugs.

miraculous

/ mɪˈrækjʊləs /

adjective

1. of, like, or caused by a miracle; marvellous
2. surprising
3. having the power to work miracles

Derived Forms

• miˈraculousness, noun
• miˈraculously, adverb

Other Words From

• mi·rac·u·lous·ly adverb
• mi·rac·u·lous·ness noun
• hy·per·mi·rac·u·lous adjective
• hy·per·mi·rac·u·lous·ness noun
• non·mi·rac·u·lous adjective
• non·mi·rac·u·lous·ness noun
• pseu·do·mi·rac·u·lous adjective
• qua·si-mi·rac·u·lous adjective
• un·mi·rac·u·lous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of miraculous¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin mīrāculōsus, equivalent to Latin mīrācul(um) miracle + -ōsus -ous

Synonym Study

Miraculous, preternatural, supernatural refer to that which seems to transcend the laws of nature. Miraculous refers to something that apparently contravenes known laws governing the universe: a miraculous success. Preternatural suggests the possession of supernormal qualities: Dogs have a preternatural sense of smell. It may also mean supernatural: Elves are preternatural beings. Supernatural suggests divine or superhuman properties: supernatural aid in battle.

Example Sentences

Those are the kinds of miraculous advances Musk’s Neuralink startup has been trying to achieve.

From Los Angeles Times

Leona Katz, an 80-year-old attorney who has been training at SuperSlowLA for five years, calls the results “miraculous.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ever since the Dodgers’ miraculous comeback victory Wednesday night, some of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Ultimately, both her parents returned to her life through a nearly miraculous series of events best enjoyed without spoilers.

From Los Angeles Times

When Trump refused to concede, all these prophets and apostles decided that it was that their prophecies were not wrong, but that God was going to intervene in a miraculous way to reinstate Donald Trump.

From Salon

Related Words

• amazing
• astonishing
• astounding
• awesome
• extraordinary
• freakish
• incredible
• inexplicable
• magical
• marvelous
• monstrous
• phenomenal
• spectacular
• strange
• superhuman
• supernatural
• unbelievable
• unreal
• wondrous