phenomenal
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5.4
- adjective
- /fəˈnɪmənl/
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fenomenal
- The athlete's performance was truly phenomenal, setting a new world record.
- phenomenal growth
- phenomenal rates
- phenomenal success
The best riders are phenomenal at the corners.
- The best riders are phenomenal at the corners.
- I think she's just phenomenal because she's so clear.
- I mean, your ads, your GoDaddy ads were phenomenal, you know.
- Now we're in a really strong, phenomenal flow and routine.
- Not only is her technique phenomenal, but her groove is unreal.
- But they're all phenomenal talents in their respective areas.
- It's more just that he's phenomenal at what he does.
- And he, he was a phenomenal hockey player.
- And there's just been absolutely phenomenal memes.
- One of those was a a phenomenal new trend of fire.
Examples
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But it was, it was a phenomenal show, a fantastic crowd.
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And I can't stress enough, the crowd out on the course is absolutely phenomenal.
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I mean, it was just a a phenomenal success.
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And this brother is doing some phenomenal work in the city.
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The online education growth has been phenomenal for several years.
Academic text (2015) -
The amount of information available on the Internet continues to grow at a phenomenal rate.
Academic text (2001) -
We have a phenomenal exhibit.
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Gentlemen, yesterday's performance was phenomenal.
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The NP's record of success is all the more phenomenal in view of its brief history.
Academic text (1996) -
Foreign investors have played a crucial role in China's phenomenal growth during this period.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
∞
1.0
Causing great surprise and admiration
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3.5
Very surprising or hard to believe
∞
1.0
Very good and better than most similar things
918
3.0
Impressive and large in appearance or style
859
3.8
Very unusual or much greater than usual
815
3.3
Very strong and often causing great damage
794
3.0
Very large or impressive
626
1.9
Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased
588
2.8
Unusual and easy to notice because it is different or surprising
584
3.4
Causing people to admire it, like a building or performance, because it is very good
299
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
265
3.5
Very impressive and exciting to look at
257
3.4
Much better than most others in skill or quality
251
1.8
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
129
4.1
Being much better than normal or usual
110
3.5
Very impressive and beautiful
95
4.3
Very surprising and lucky in a way people cannot explain
60
5.8
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
30
3.2
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
24
5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
21
4.1
Very good and impressive
19
7.5
Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people
19
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
5
4.2
So surprising that it seems hard to believe
5
3.4
Very surprising and making you feel great wonder
2
2.8
Very impressive and exciting
1
4.1
Very impressive and making people feel amazed
1
5.5
Very impressive and much better than you expect
Very exciting and surprising to see
Antonyms
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Morphology
phenomenal = phenomenon (semi-transparent) = phenomenon + al
The word is clearly formed from 'phenomenon' + '-al', but the modern sense 'extraordinarily good' is a figurative extension rather than a direct compositional meaning.
Etymology
Phenomenal comes from phenomenon, a word that originally meant 'something that appears' or 'shows itself'. So if a performance is phenomenal, it 'appears' in a big, striking way and stands out as wonderfully impressive.