Meaning of supernatural in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Noun

   supernatural

   Definitions

   1. supernatural forces and events and beings collectively

   Examples

   • « She doesn't believe in the supernatural »

2. Qualitative Adjective

   supernatural

   Definitions

   1. not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws

   Examples

   • « not physical or material »
   • « supernatural forces and occurrences and beings »

   Synonyms

   • apparitional
   • ghostlike
   • ghostly
   • phantasmal
   • spectral
   • spiritual
   • eldritch
   • weird
   • uncanny
   • unearthly
   • elfin
   • fey
   • charming
   • magic
   • magical
   • sorcerous
   • witching(a)
   • wizard(a)
   • wizardly
   • marvelous
   • marvellous
   • miraculous
   • metaphysical
   • necromantic
   • nonnatural
   • otherworldly
   • preternatural
   • transcendental
   • talismanic
   • transmundane
   • witchlike

   Antonyms

   • natural

See also

• unreal