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Synonyms for wonder
ˈwʌn dərwon·der
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 Antonyms
wonder
Synonyms:
amazement, astonishment, surprise, admiration, phenomenon, prodigy, portent, miracle, sign, marvelAntonyms:
astonishment, indifference, apathy, unamazement, anticipation, expectation, familiarity, triviality
Princeton's WordNet
wonder, wonderment, admirationnoun
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Synonyms:
esteem, curiosity, marvel, wonderment, admiration, appreciationwonder, marvelnoun
something that causes feelings of wonder
"the wonders of modern science"
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curiosity, marvel, wonderment, admirationcuriosity, wonderverb
a state in which you want to learn more about something
Synonyms:
peculiarity, oddment, curiosity, wonderment, marvel, curio, oddity, admiration, raritywonder, inquire, enquireverb
have a wish or desire to know something
"He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
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inquire, ask, marvel, investigate, question, enquirewonder, 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"
Synonyms:
inquire, interrogate, enquire, call into question, query, marvel, question, oppugn, interviewwonder, marvelverb
be amazed at
"We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
Editors Contribution
ponder
to think about.
i wondered what was on her mind.
Submitted by JP03 on April 12, 2015
Dictionary of English Synonymes
wondernoun
Synonyms:
astonishment, amazement, surprise, bewilderment, ADMIRATIONwondernoun
wondernoun
Synonyms:
curiosity, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity, sightwonderverb
Synonyms:
marvel, be surprised, be amazed, be struck with wonder, be taken aback, stand agog, look blank, open one's eyes, open one's mouth
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
wondernoun
Synonyms:
surprise, astonishment, amazement, awe, phenomenon, miracle, prodigy, marvel, raritywonderverb
Synonyms:
marvel
Nicknames
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#280 | sign | |
#370 | love | |
#592 | question | |
#749 | ask | |
#1650 | enjoy | |
#1701 | respect | |
#2455 | interview | |
#2548 | query | |
#3339 | wonder | |
#4193 | honor | |
#4651 | surprise | |
#6166 | investigate | |
#6468 | approve | |
#7791 | appreciation | |
#8866 | phenomenon | |
#8951 | inquire | |
#9106 | miracle | |
#9136 | marvel | |
#12073 | esteem | |
#14466 | curiosity | |
#14848 | enquire | |
#16605 | admire | |
#20938 | prodigy | |
#23032 | admiration | |
#23934 | adore | |
#24843 | revere | |
#27690 | applaud | |
#28945 | rarity | |
#34316 | amazement | |
#39200 | curio | |
#41108 | astonishment | |
#47434 | oddity | |
#59880 | interrogate | |
#70790 | peculiarity | |
#79099 | extol | |
#91085 | wonderment | |
#98619 | portent | |
#143836 | venerate |
How to use wonder in a sentence?
My opinion is that the only two computer companies that are software-driven are Apple and NeXT, and I wonder about Apple.
I do think what happened at the court is tremendously bad, i wonder how long we're going to have these institutions at the rate we're undermining them, and then I wonder when they're gone or they are destabilized, what we'll have as a country -- and I don't think that the prospects are good if we continue to lose them.
JANET-GRACE- ESSON SCOTT- POWERHOUSE SOPRANO FROM JAMAICA.:
To truly see the power and grace of this most gifted voice, you have to be in the presence of her performances. It is an experience like no other. People often wonder as to where such power comes from, she will smile and say-it comes from the lord.
I'm very happy that in Stevie Wonder short life Stevie Wonder was able to motivate people, and I hope that it motivates you to say,' Enough of people being killed by guns and violence,'.
I also wonder what it would be like to meet Jesus, and how I'm going to die.
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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