| Main Entry: | wonder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amazement |
Synonyms: |
admiration, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, concern, confusion, consternation, curiosity, doubt, fascination, fear, incredulity, jar, jolt, marveling, perplexity, perturbation, puzzlement, reverence, shock, skepticism, start, stupefaction, stupor, surprise, suspicion, uncertainty, wondering, wonderment |
Antonyms: |
expectation |
| Main Entry: | wonder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that is amazing |
Synonyms: |
act of God, curiosity, cynosure, freak, marvel, miracle, nonpareil, oddity, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, rara avis, rarity, sensation, sight, spectacle, stunner, wonderment |
| Main Entry: | wonder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | doubt; ponder |
Synonyms: |
ask oneself, be curious, be inquisitive, conjecture, disbelieve, inquire, meditate, puzzle, query, question, speculate, think |
Antonyms: |
believe, know |
| Main Entry: | wonder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be amazed |
Synonyms: |
admire, be astonished, be awestruck, be confounded, be dumbstruck, be fascinated, be flabbergasted, be startled, be taken aback, boggle, gape, gawk, look aghast, marvel, stare |
Antonyms: |
anticipate, expect |
| Concept: | Wonder. |
| Category: | 4. Contemplative Affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
wonder, marvel; astonishment, amazement, wonderment, bewilderment; amazedness; admiration, awe; stupor, stupefaction; stound, fascination; sensation; surprise (inexpectation)., note of admiration; thaumaturgy(sorcery).
-verbs
wonder, marvel, admire; be surprised; start; stare; open one's eyes, rub one's eyes, turn up one's eyes; gloar; gape, open one's mouth, hold one's breath; look aghast, stand aghast, stand agog; look blank (disappointment); tomber des nues; not believe one's eyes, not believe one's ears, not believe one's senses., not be able to account for (unintelligible); not know whether one stands on one's head or one's heels., surprise, astonish, amaze, astound; dumfound, dumfounder; startle, dazzle; daze; strike, strike with wonder, strike with awe; electrify; stun, stupefy, petrify, confound, bewilder, flabbergast, stagger, throw on one's beam ends, fascinate, turn the head, take away one's breath, strike dumb; make one's hair stand on end, make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's mouth; make one stare., take by surprise (be unexpected)., be wonderful; beggar description, beggar the imagination, baffle description; stagger belief.
-adjectives
surprised; aghast, all agog, breathless, agape; open-mouthed; awestruck, thunderstruck, moonstruck, planet-struck; spellbound; lost in amazement, lost in wonder, lost in astonishment; struck all of a heap, unable to believe one's senses, like a duck ion thunder., wonderful, wondrous; surprising; unexpected; unheard of; mysterious (inexplicable); miraculous. indescribable, inexpressible, ineffable; unutterable, unspeakable., monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, marvelous; inconceivable, incredible; inimaginable, unimaginable; strange (uncommon); passing strange., striking; overwhelming; wonder-working.
-adverbs
wonderfully; fearfully; for a wonder, in the name of wonder; strange to say; mirabile dictu, mirabile visu; to one's great surprise., with wonder, with gaping mouth; with open eyes, with upturned eyes.
-phrases
vox faucibus haesit; one's hair standing on end.
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Antonyms: |
expectance (absence of wonder) |
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| Main Entry: | act of God |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | divine act |
Synonyms: |
accident, circumstances beyond one's control, earthquake, force majeure, freak accident, hurricane, inevitable accident, marvel, natural disaster, phenomenon, supernatural event, tornado, unavoidable casualty, unforeseen event, vis major, wonder |
| Main Entry: | admiration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great respect |
Synonyms: |
account, adoration, affection, applause, appreciation, approbation, approval, deference, delight, esteem, estimation, favor, fondness, glorification, homage, honor, idolatry, idolization, liking, love, marveling, obeisance, pleasure, praise, prizing, recognition, regard, reverence, valuing, veneration, wonder, wonderment, worship |
Antonyms: |
aversion, contempt, disapproval, disgust, dislike, disregard, hate, hatred, loathing |
| Main Entry: | amazement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of surprise |
Synonyms: |
admiration, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, confoundment, confusion, marvel, one for the books, perplexity, shock, something else, stopper, stunner, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment |
Antonyms: |
calmness, composure, cool, coolness, indifference, preparation |
| Main Entry: | astonishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | state of surprise |
Synonyms: |
amazement, astoundment, awe, bewilderment, confusion, consternation, dumbfoundment, one for the books, shock, something else, stunner, stupefaction, wonder, wonderment |
Antonyms: |
dullness, expectation, unexcitement |
| Main Entry: | awe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | amazement |
Synonyms: |
admiration, apprehension, astonishment, consternation, dread, esteem, fear, fright, horror, regard, respect, reverence, shock, stupefaction, terror, veneration, wonder, wonderment, worship |
Antonyms: |
calmness, coolness, expectation, familiarity, intimacy, steadiness |