wonderful
adjective
won·der·ful
ˈwən-dər-fəl 
1
: exciting wonder : marvelous, astonishing
a sight wonderful to behold
2
: unusually good : admirable
did a wonderful job
Synonyms of wonderful
Examples of wonderful in a Sentence
The rooms were filled with wonderful works of art.
It was a wonderful party.
You did a wonderful job.
She came home with wonderful news.
It's wonderful to finally meet you.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The wonderful thing about academia is that Nordhaus just bumped into someone on the Yale campus with exactly that.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Seeing his vulnerability in [Episode] 17 — and Steve Howey did such a wonderful job playing it too.
—Max Gao, Variety, 8 Apr. 2026
This is just the beginning of a wonderful friendship, of a whirlwind love affair, of the realization that nothing will ever be the same again.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wonderful
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“Wonderful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wonderful. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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wonderful
adjective
won·der·ful
ˈwən-dər-fəl
1
: exciting wonder : marvelous
a sight wonderful to behold
2
: unusually good : admirable
did a wonderful job
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