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su·per·nat·u·ral
 supernatural
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- pronunciation:
- su
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su
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, pertaining to, or caused by forces separate from or superior to what are considered natural laws.
supernatural phenomena- synonyms:
- metaphysical, paranormal, preternatural, transcendental
- similar words:
- miraculous, mystic, mystical, occult, psychic, spiritual, supernormal, transcendent, uncanny, unearthly, unnatural
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| definition 2: |
of or pertaining to a spiritual entity such as a god or deity.
- synonyms:
- divine, godlike, miraculous, otherworldly, spiritual, unearthly
- similar words:
- celestial, ethereal, heavenly, incorporeal, mystic, mystical, occult, Olympian, superhuman, supernal, transcendent
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| definition 3: |
of, pertaining to, or caused by a ghost, demon, or the like.
a supernatural visitor- synonyms:
- incorporeal, otherworldly, spectral, unearthly
- similar words:
- demoniac, demonic, devilish, diabolic, fey, fiendish, ghostly, haunted, magical, metaphysical, occult, phantom, spiritual, spooky
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| related words: |
divine, weird |
adverb + (adj.)supernatural
purely, seemingly
(adj.)supernatural
+ noun
ability,
addition,
agent,
alien,
analogue,
analogy,
assistance,
being,
belief,
capacity,
category,
cause,
character,
claim,
creator,
creature,
destiny,
discourse,
domain,
drama,
element,
entity,
episode,
event,
evil,
exigence,
explanation,
faith,
feat,
fiction,
finality,
force,
gift,
grace,
harm,
healing,
hero,
horror,
insight,
inspiration,
intervention,
legend,
magic,
manifestation,
means,
monster,
motif,
mystery,
myth,
occurrence,
order,
origin,
phenomenon,
plot,
power,
presence,
punishment,
reality,
realm,
religion,
revelation,
saga,
sanction,
silence,
sphere,
statue,
strength,
thriller,
vampire,
world,
yarn
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
collectively, ghosts, demons, and the like and the occurrences they are considered to cause (prec. by "the").
- synonyms:
- occult
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| derivations: |
supernaturally (adv.), supernaturalness (n.) |
The word supernatural
contains the following part:
super-, supra-, sur-2
Latin
prefix
that means above, over
  Example words:
insuperable, superable, superannuated, superfluous, superimpose, supernatural, superscript, supersede, superstructure, supervise, supervisor, supranational, supraorbital, surmount, surplus, surprise, surreal, survey, survival, survive, survivor
- synonyms:
- hyper-
- antonyms:
- sub-, hyp-, hypo-
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