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Synonyms for preternatural
ˌpri tərˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəlpreter·nat·u·ral
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Wiktionary
preternaturaladjective
Beyond or different from what is natural or according to the regular course of things; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; abnormal.
Synonyms:
uncanny
English Synonyms and Antonyms
preternatural
The supernatural (super, above) is above or superior to the recognized powers of nature; the preternatural (preter, beyond) is aside from or beyond the recognized results or operations of natural law, often in the sense of inauspicious; as, a preternatural gloom. Miraculous is more emphatic and specific than supernatural, as referring to the direct personal intervention of divine power. Some hold that a miracle, as the raising of the dead, is a direct suspension and even violation of natural laws by the fiat of the Creator, and hence is, in the strictest sense, supernatural; others hold that the miracle is simply the calling forth of a power residing in the laws of nature, but not within their ordinary operation, and dependent on a distinct act of God, so that the miraculous might be termed "extranatural," rather than supernatural. All that is beyond human power is superhuman; as, prophecy gives evidence of superhuman knowledge; the word is sometimes applied to remarkable manifestations of human power, surpassing all that is ordinary.
Synonyms:
miraculous, superhuman, supernaturalAntonyms:
common, commonplace, everyday, natural, ordinary, usual
Princeton's WordNet
preternatural, uncannyadjective
surpassing the ordinary or normal
"Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"
Synonyms:
transcendental, eldritch, weird, nonnatural, uncanny, otherworldly, unearthlynonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendentaladjective
existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
"find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley
Synonyms:
otherworldly, uncanny, transcendental, nonnatural
Dictionary of English Synonymes
preternaturaladjective
Synonyms:
irregular (as being aside from the ordinary course of nature, SUPERNATURAL, abnormal, anomalous, unnatural, inexplicable, strange
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5549 | weird | |
#15827 | supernatural | |
#26267 | miraculous | |
#31626 | uncanny | |
#34567 | transcendental | |
#59014 | superhuman | |
#75436 | otherworldly | |
#76531 | eldritch | |
#79310 | unearthly | |
#173448 | preternatural |
How to use preternatural in a sentence?
The President has demonstrated a preternatural risk-aversion when it comes to use of military force and wants to get out of unwinnable old wars and not get into new ones, in contrast, John Bolton has been a hawk on Iran John Bolton entire professional life.
I see him as Lucifer, a fallen angel, he's magnetic, the character in literature is a meaner human being and capable of great cruelty, but I like how Mads plays him - he has a preternatural quality to him.
Translations for preternatural
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- außernatürlichGerman
- υπερφυσικόςGreek
- preternaturalSpanish
- üleloomulik, ebaloomulikEstonian
- فوقالعادهPersian
- surnaturelFrench
- अलौकिकHindi
- gaibIndonesian
- paranormale, anormale, surreale, innaturaleItalian
- 先人Japanese
- bovennatuurlijk, buitennatuurlijk, uitzonderlijkDutch
- övernaturlig, onaturligSwedish
- fevkalade, olağanüstüTurkish
- giả vờVietnamese
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