Antonyms 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.

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

   Synonyms:
   admire, adore, applaud, approve, delight in, enjoy, esteem, esteem, extol, honor, love, respect, revere, venerate

   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

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Happening
   • Respond
   • Speculate

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

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

How to use wonder in a sentence?

1. Michael Landon:

   Sometimes I wonder if we live life by reliving life, rather than by living life.

2. Makoto Noji:

   Monetary easing may be effective in prompting buy-back in 'oversold' risk assets but it is not enough to brighten the economic outlook, which market players are concerned about, when China is curtailing excessive investments, monetary stimulus would not boost China's demand much. Rather if it ends up weakening the yuan, it would fuel competition in devaluation. There's no wonder U.S. stocks have lost steam.

3. Giles Jones:

   There was a dictionary on the table, and they were like,' I wonder how many different words it would take to build a system using words,'.

4. Wednesday Weale:

   The exchange rate rose by 2.5 percent in February and I am starting to wonder whether a rising exchange rate might be the next of these shocks.

5. Edgardo Buscaglia:

   No wonder that Mexico suffers high levels of paramilitary violence that in many cases constitute acts of terrorism, such as the latest Sinaloa Cartels paramilitary takeover of Sinaloas capital (Culiacan).

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