English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 4 votes
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wonder
In the old sense of wonder, admire is practically obsolete; the word now expresses a delight and approval, in which the element of wonder unconsciously mingles. We admire beauty in nature and art, delight in the innocent happiness of children, enjoy books or society, a walk or a dinner. We approve what is excellent, applaud heroic deeds, esteem the good, love our friends. We honor and respect noble character wherever found; we revere and venerate it in the aged. We extol the goodness and adore the majesty and power of God.
Synonyms:
admire, adore, applaud, approve, delight in, enjoy, esteem, esteem, extol, honor, love, respect, revere, venerateAntonyms:
abhor, abominate, contemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, ridicule, scornPreposition:
Admire at may still very rarely be found in the old sense of wonder at.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes
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wonder
Synonyms:
amazement, astonishment, surprise, admiration, phenomenon, prodigy, portent, miracle, sign, marvelAntonyms:
astonishment, indifference, apathy, unamazement, anticipation, expectation, familiarity, triviality
Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes
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wonder, wonderment, admirationnoun
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
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esteem, curiosity, marvel, wonderment, admiration, appreciation, wonder -
wonder, marvelnoun
something that causes feelings of wonder
«the wonders of modern science»
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curiosity, marvel, wonderment, admiration, wonder -
curiosity, wonderverb
a state in which you want to learn more about something
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peculiarity, oddment, curiosity, wonderment, wonder, marvel, curio, oddity, admiration, rarity -
wonder, inquire, enquireverb
have a wish or desire to know something
«He wondered who had built this beautiful church»
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inquire, wonder, ask, marvel, investigate, question, enquire -
wonder, questionverb
place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
«I wonder whether this was the right thing to do»; «she wondered whether it would snow tonight»
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inquire, interrogate, enquire, call into question, query, wonder, marvel, question, oppugn, interview -
wonder, marvelverb
be amazed at
«We marvelled at the child’s linguistic abilities»
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inquire, wonder, marvel, question, enquire
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wondernoun
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astonishment, amazement, surprise, bewilderment, ADMIRATION -
wondernoun
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prodigy, marvel, miracle, portent -
wondernoun
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wonderverb
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marvel, be surprised, be amazed, be struck with wonder, be taken aback, stand agog, look blank, open one’s eyes, open one’s mouth
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Kim Calichio:
We wanted to be able to do this in a way that was dignified and wasn’t having people wait in a pantry line for four hours to wonder if they’re even going to get food.
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José Rafael Cordero Sánchez:
Apparently we all imagine that what is projected in each function is pure fun and joy, but what we really do not know and we do not even ever wonder how those animals feel, that without their consent they are forced to do all those stunts And with that comes mistreatment and torture so that they obey the orders that are given to them. Do you think circuses should continue to exist?
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Debasish Mridha, M.D.:
Truth is so rare. I wonder why it is and where you are?
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Luis Narciso:
I wonder where she got the strength to overcome so much and prevail, because you need a lot of will power to get back up again.
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Scott Walker:
This is a real telling moment, in some ways, I wonder if they’re going to just try to scare people out.
Translations for WONDER
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- عجبArabic
- təəccübAzerbaijani
- цуд, здзіўляцца, цікавіцца, дзіваBelarusian
- чудо, питам сеBulgarian
- meravella, estorat, preguntar-se, sorprendre’sCatalan, Valencian
- zázrak, podivení, podivovat se, uvažovat, divCzech
- дивъ, чоудоOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- vidunder, vidunder-, under, fundere, mirakel, spekulere, tænkeDanish
- Wunder, sich fragen, MirakelGerman
- απορία, θαύμα, αναρωτιέμαι, απορώ, θαυμάζω, [[μένω]] [[έκθαμβος]], ταλέντο, αστέριGreek
- mirindaĵo, talentoEsperanto
- genio, preguntarse, ponderar, maravilla, sorprenderse, maravillarse, pensamientoSpanish
- imeEstonian
- شگفتی, شگفتیدن, تعجبPersian
- ihmetellä, ihme, ihmettelyFinnish
- undurFaroese
- merveille, se demanderFrench
- wûnderWestern Frisian
- ionadh, iontasIrish
- mìorbhailScottish Gaelic
- yindysManx
- פֶּלֶא, תההHebrew
- csodaHungarian
- հրաշքArmenian
- undur, undra, snillingurIcelandic
- meraviglia, domandarsi, chiedersiItalian
- 驚異, 驚嘆Japanese
- អច្ឆរិយវត្ថុ, ឆ្ងល់Khmer
- 놀라움, 경이Korean
- congitatio, miraculum, dubito, mirabilis, congitioLatin
- се прашува, чудоMacedonian
- wonder, zich afvragenDutch
- undresNorwegian
- cud, dziwPolish
- maravilha, perguntar-se, pensamento, ponderarPortuguese
- mira, minune, mirareRomanian
- удивляться, чудо, интерес, диво, интересоваться, спрашиватьRussian
- pitati, чудо, čudo, čuditiSerbo-Croatian
- div, zázrakSlovak
- tuhtanje, čudež, tuhtatiSlovene
- mirakel, under, undraSwedish
- maajabuSwahili
- ஆச்சரியமாகTamil
- şaşkınlık, harikaTurkish
- диво, цікавитися, чудо, дивуватисяUkrainian
- ווונדערYiddish
- 奇蹟Chinese
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admiration
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astonishment
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doubt
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rarity
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bewilderment
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speculate
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sight
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stunner
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n
1 admiration, amazement, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, curiosity, fascination, stupefaction, surprise, wonderment
2 curiosity, marvel, miracle, nonpareil, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, rarity, sight, spectacle, wonderment
vb
3 ask oneself, be curious, be inquisitive, conjecture, cudgel one’s brains (informal) doubt, inquire, meditate, ponder, puzzle, query, question, speculate, think
4 be amazed, be astonished, be awed, be dumbstruck, be flabbergasted (informal) boggle, gape, gawk, marvel, stand amazed, stare
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
wonder
( wonders plural & 3rd person present) ( wondering present participle) ( wondered past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you wonderabout something, you think about it, either because it interests you and you want to know more about it, or because you are worried or suspicious about it.
I wondered what that noise was… V wh
`He claims to be her father,’ said Max. `We’ve been wondering about him.’… V about n
But there was something else, too. Not hard evidence, but it made me wonder. V
2 verb If you wonderat something, you are very surprised about it or think about it in a very surprised way.
Walk down Castle Street, admire our little jewel of a cathedral, then wonder at the castle… V at n
We all wonder you’re still alive. V that
3 n-sing If you say that it is a wonderthat something happened, you mean that it is very surprising and unexpected.
It’s a wonder that it took almost ten years…, The wonder is that Olivier was not seriously hurt.
4 n-uncount Wonder is a feeling of great surprise and pleasure that you have, for example when you see something that is very beautiful, or when something happens that you thought was impossible.
`That’s right!’ Bobby exclaimed in wonder. `How did you remember that?’…
5 n-count A wonder is something that causes people to feel great surprise or admiration.
usu the N of n/-ing
…a lecture on the wonders of space and space exploration., …the wonder of seeing his name in print…
6 adj If you refer, for example, to a young man as a wonder boy, or to a new product as a wonder drug, you mean that they are believed by many people to be very good or very effective.
ADJ n
Mickelson was hailed as the wonder boy of American golf…
7 You can say `I wonder’ if you want to be very polite when you are asking someone to do something, or when you are asking them for their opinion or for information.
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I wonder phrase V inflects, usu PHR wh (politeness)
I was just wondering if you could help me…
8 If you say `no wonder’, `little wonder’, or `small wonder’, you mean that something is not surprising.
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no/little/small wonder phrase PHR that
No wonder my brother wasn’t feeling well…, Under such circumstances, it is little wonder that they experience difficulties…
9 You can say `No wonder’ when you find out the reason for something that has been puzzling you for some time.
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no wonder phrase PHR that
Brad was Jane’s brother! No wonder he reminded me so much of her!
10 If you say that a person or thing works wonders or does wonders, you mean that they have a very good effect on something.
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work/do wonders phrase V inflects, oft PHR for n/-ing, PHR with/on n
A few moments of relaxation can work wonders…
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- admiration
- astonishment
- awe
- bewilderment
- confusion
- curiosity
- doubt
- fascination
- fear
- reverence
- shock
- skepticism
- surprise
- uncertainty
- concern
- consternation
- incredulity
- jar
- jolt
- marveling
- perplexity
- perturbation
- puzzlement
- start
- stupefaction
- stupor
- suspicion
- wondering
- wonderment
- curiosity
- marvel
- miracle
- oddity
- phenomenon
- spectacle
- cynosure
- freak
- nonpareil
- portent
- prodigy
- rarity
- sensation
- sight
- stunner
- wonderment
- act of God
- rara avis
- speculate
- think
- conjecture
- disbelieve
- inquire
- meditate
- puzzle
- query
- question
- ask oneself
- be curious
- be inquisitive
- admire
- marvel
- stare
- boggle
- gape
- gawk
- be astonished
- be awestruck
- be confounded
- be dumbstruck
- be fascinated
- be flabbergasted
- be startled
- be taken aback
- look aghast
On this page you’ll find 146 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to wonder, such as: admiration, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, confusion, and curiosity.
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- regularity
- usualness
- expectation
- ignore
- neglect
- answer
- reply
- anticipate
- believe
- expect
- know
- anticipate
- believe
- expect
- know
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WORDS RELATED TO WONDER
- 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
- 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
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- worship
- admiration
- astonishment
- awe
- bewilderment
- confoundment
- confusion
- marvel
- one for the books
- perplexity
- shock
- something else
- stopper
- stunner
- stupefaction
- wonder
- wonderment
- amazement
- astoundment
- awe
- bewilderment
- confusion
- consternation
- dumbfoundment
- one for the books
- shock
- something else
- stunner
- stupefaction
- wonder
- wonderment
- admiration
- apprehension
- astonishment
- consternation
- dread
- esteem
- fear
- fright
- horror
- regard
- respect
- reverence
- shock
- stupefaction
- terror
- veneration
- wonder
- wonderment
- worship
- boy wonder
- genius
- gifted child
- gifted student
- girl wonder
- phenom
- polymath
- prodigy
- sensation
- talented child
- whiz kid
- wonder
- wonder child
- wunderkind
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