Antonyms for supernatural
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : soo-per-nach-er-uh l, -nach-ruh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌsu pərˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəl |
Definition of supernatural
Origin :- early 15c. "above nature, transcending nature, belonging to a higher realm," from Medieval Latin supernaturalis "above or beyond nature," from Latin super "above" (see super-) + natura "nature" (see nature). Originally with more of a religious sense, "of or given by God, divine; heavenly;" association with ghosts, etc., has predominated since c.1799.
- adj mysterious, not of this world
- You might often believe in supernatural occurrences if it were not for the witnesses.
- Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
- In the classes above them the supernatural has been slain by the supercilious.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- Certainly, many of the workings of Nature are wonderful, but they are not supernatural.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- With respect to the supernatural scenes I have beheld, the question is more difficult.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- It could not have been that his 'foreknowledge' was supernatural.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Bunyan was perfectly satisfied that her death was supernatural.
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- Its scope, how limited.feeling as might mark the features for supernatural.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
- The medical men were not singular in denying their supernatural origin.
- Extract from : « Roman Catholicism in Spain » by Anonymous
- Then they went off, for they had not felt there the supernatural happiness they sought.
- Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
- Even to his sober judgment, there came a suggestion of the uncanny, the supernatural.
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
Synonyms for supernatural
- abnormal
- celestial
- concealed
- dark
- fabulous
- fairy
- ghostly
- heavenly
- hidden
- impenetrable
- invisible
- legendary
- metaphysical
- miraculous
- mystic
- mythical
- mythological
- numinous
- obscure
- occult
- paranormal
- phantom
- phenomenal
- preternatural
- psychic
- rare
- secret
- spectral
- superhuman
- superior
- supermundane
- superordinary
- supranatural
- transcendental
- uncanny
- uncomprehensible
- unearthly
- unfathomable
- unintelligible
- unknowable
- unknown
- unnatural
- unrevealed
- unusual
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