Synonyms for wonder
ˈwʌn dərwon·der

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 4 votes

1. 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, venerate

   Antonyms:
   abhor, abominate, contemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, ridicule, scorn

   Preposition:
   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

1. wonder

   Synonyms:
   amazement, astonishment, surprise, admiration, phenomenon, prodigy, portent, miracle, sign, marvel

   Antonyms:
   astonishment, indifference, apathy, unamazement, anticipation, expectation, familiarity, triviality

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. wonder, wonderment, admirationnoun

   the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

   Synonyms:
   esteem, curiosity, marvel, wonderment, admiration, appreciation

2. wonder, marvelnoun

   something that causes feelings of wonder

   "the wonders of modern science"

   Synonyms:
   curiosity, marvel, wonderment, admiration

3. curiosity, wonderverb

   a state in which you want to learn more about something

   Synonyms:
   peculiarity, oddment, curiosity, wonderment, marvel, curio, oddity, admiration, rarity

4. wonder, inquire, enquireverb

   have a wish or desire to know something

   "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"

   Synonyms:
   inquire, ask, marvel, investigate, question, enquire

5. 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"

   Synonyms:
   inquire, interrogate, enquire, call into question, query, marvel, question, oppugn, interview

6. wonder, marvelverb

   be amazed at

   "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"

   Synonyms:
   inquire, marvel, question, enquire

Matched Categories

1. • Happening
   • Respond
   • Speculate

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ponder

   to think about.

   i wondered what was on her mind.

   Submitted by JP03 on April 12, 2015  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wondernoun

   Synonyms:
   astonishment, amazement, surprise, bewilderment, ADMIRATION

2. wondernoun

   Synonyms:
   prodigy, marvel, miracle, portent

3. wondernoun

   Synonyms:
   curiosity, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity, sight

4. wonderverb

   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 WordsRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. wondernoun

   Synonyms:
   surprise, astonishment, amazement, awe, phenomenon, miracle, prodigy, marvel, rarity

2. wonderverb

   Synonyms:
   marvel

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "wonder":

   miracle, ask, surprise, merveille

NicknamesRate these nicknames:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of known nicknames for "Wonder":

   Wonder Schneider

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How to use wonder in a sentence?

1. Jose Ortega y Gasset:

   To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.

2. M. C. Escher:

   He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder.

3. Hillary Clinton on Saturday:

   You have to wonder: when do I get ahead? i say now…You brought the country back. Now it’s your time to enjoy the prosperity. That is why I’m running for president of the United States.

4. Mickey Mehta:

   Bring back your innocence and be a child once more, spring back in life. Dance in the rains, prance in your pains, wonder at the stars and romance the skies & get in tune with natural rhythms & get naturalized. Grow and know in the lap of mother nature and be MickeyMized.

5. Jappreet Sethi:

   If you get 10 resumes and the fifth and sixth ones have the nanodegree, you know they have already made the cut, you don't wonder whether he has the skills, or whether he can code or not.