paranormal
60
7.0
- adjective
- /ˌpɛrəˈnɔrməl/
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paranormal
- Many people claim to have witnessed paranormal phenomena that cannot be explained by science.
- paranormal phenomena
- paranormal beliefs
- paranormal abilities
So lots of thrilling paranormal elements to this book.
- So lots of thrilling paranormal elements to this book.
- I wouldn't say they're like ghosts, just like paranormal kind of stuff.
- Do you have any ghost stories, any paranormal stories, UFO alien sightings?
- It is Charmed meets Ghost Hunters in this magically wicked paranormal romance.
- Most of our some of our research attempts to directly test paranormal claims.
- And then you have people that are looking at that more paranormal aspect of it.
- Crave is about a seemingly human Grace's transition into an Alaskan elite paranormal school.
- I heard somebody talking about that these paranormal things are related to echoes in time.
- So like, one book of that is fine, especially if you add the like paranormal vibes.
- So I don't know if it was paranormal God testing us.
- And and their all of their power is is paranormal psychic powers.
Examples
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I would recommend this book to any reader who enjoys paranormal fiction, with a dose of time travel.
Academic text (2015) -
We know that the world right now is experiencing unusual paranormal activity.
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Never have I ever had a paranormal experience.
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Yeah, yeah, I might have to go paranormal activity tonight.
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- There is video of paranormal activity.
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Okay, and what about the paranormal activity?
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And now she is part of some paranormal show on some cable network.
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Do you believe in paranormal beings?
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OK, Bay Area ghost Hunters, meet fellow paranormal researchers near you.
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This is Willard Stanowski, paranormal investigator.
Synonyms
207
8.4
About events or abilities that cannot be explained by science, like telepathy
115
6.7
Not explained by nature or science and believed to come from other forces
106
7.1
Having a spiritual quality that feels beyond normal understanding
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7.8
Hard to explain or understand
25
3.8
Strange in a way that seems caused by ghosts or spirits
9
7.7
Very strange and not like anything from this world
4
9.1
A kind of knowing that comes from beyond the normal senses
1
9.9
About experiences like telepathy and ghosts that science cannot explain
Not natural and cannot be explained by science
Something beyond normal experience that science cannot explain
Antonyms
How Unusual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paranormal comes from the prefix para- meaning 'beside' or 'beyond' and the word normal, as in parallel where para- means 'beside'. So, paranormal means things that are 'beyond' normal experience or hard to explain by science, like ghosts or telekinesis.