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

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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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1. • Development

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.5 / 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

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1. List of paraphrases for "phenomenon":

   phenomena, occurrence, problem

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1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   What a searching preacher of self-command is the varying phenomenon of health.

2. David Lawrence:

   We’re seeing lots of fires producing a tremendous amount of smoke, and … by the time that smoke gets to the eastern portion of the country, where it’s usually thinned out, there’s just so much smoke in the atmosphere from all these fires that it’s still pretty thick, over the last two years we’ve seen this phenomenon.

3. Christopher Pyne:

   And I think the Donald Trump phenomenon is a real problem for the United States, making their democracy look kind of weird.

4. John Updike:

   It seems to me the book has not just aesthetic values-- the charming little clothy box of the thing, the smell of the glue, even the print, which has its own beauty. But there's something about the sensation of ink on paper that is in some sense a thing, a phenomenon rather than an epiphenomenon. I can't break the association of electric trash with the computer screen. Words on the screen give the sense of being just another passing electronic wriggle.

5. President Putin:

   What is happening in the West ? what is the reason for the Trump phenomenon, as you said, in the US ? What is happening in Europe as well ? The ruling elites have broken away from the people. The obvious problem is the gap between the interests of the elites and the overwhelming majority of the people.