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Synonyms for phenomenon
fɪˈnɒm əˌnɒn, -nənphe·nom·e·non

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Wiktionary3.3 / 7 votes

  1. phenomenonnoun

    An observable fact or occurrence or a kind of observable fact or occurrence.

    Synonyms:
    event

  2. phenomenonnoun

    A wonderful or very remarkable person or thing.

    Synonyms:
    prodigy, phenom, wonder, marvel, miracle

  3. phenomenonnoun

    Synonyms:
    wonder, oddity, miracle, marvel

  4. phenomenonnoun

    Antonyms:
    noumenon, thing-in-itself

Princeton's WordNet

  1. phenomenonnoun

    any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

  2. phenomenonnoun

    a remarkable development

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Dictionary of English Synonymes4.5 / 2 votes

  1. phenomenonnoun

    Synonyms:
    [pl. Phenomena.] appearance, what is seen (as distinguished from its essence or substance)

  2. phenomenonnoun

    Synonyms:
    prodigy, wonder, marvel, miracle

PPDB, the paraphrase database5.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "phenomenon":

    phenomena, occurrence, problem

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#624event
#3339wonder
#8866phenomenon
#9106miracle
#9136marvel
#9403occurrence
#10146phenomena
#20938prodigy
#47434oddity
#60312phenom

How to use phenomenon in a sentence?

  1. Marshall Burke:

    Suicide is a very complex phenomenon. It's still not that well-understood, and there are many other risk factors beyond climate that are important for suicide risk.

  2. Albert Einstein:

    No, this trick won't work...How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love

  3. Anita Nyanjong:

    There is a developing trend regarding the sexual exploitation of children in Africa where pedophiles, especially from Western countries, take advantage of under-resourced child protection systems, and weaknesses in law enforcement and judicial systems. The Bery Glaser case is just one example of this deeply concerning phenomenon, the Ugandan government now has a significant opportunity to send a message to would-be perpetrators of child sexual exploitation and child trafficking that they can not exploit with impunity and will be held fully accountable for their crimes.

  4. Anders Levermann:

    It is really a global phenomenon - whichever sector... is hit by weather extremes is going to have the same response, the same problem.

  5. Susana Almenara:

    We think that as clinicians, it is important to be aware of this phenomenon so as to inform and prevent potentially serious reactions in sensitized patients, we also recommend condom use during treatment with drugs that can induce hypersensitivity responses in partners.


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