supernatural
115
6.7
- adjective
- /ˌsuːpərˈnætʃərəl/
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sobrenatural
- And you believe that there was some sort of supernatural force at work?
- a supernatural being
- natural and supernatural
- supernatural powers
What I don't think is that it helps to invoke supernatural explanations.
- What I don't think is that it helps to invoke supernatural explanations.
- And as we're going to find out, some, let's call them supernatural elements as well.
- That symbol has some supernatural properties, right?
- I've got serious gaps in my faith that require a supernatural answer.
- I I write fantastical worlds and, and, and and and supernatural stories and all of that.
- But it's that monotheistic system has lots of things that have supernatural powers that are not God.
- And this is a kind of universe in which there are natural and supernatural forces.
- Angel may be a bit too campy, but like some kind of supernatural thing.
- So the first thing you thought when you saw your Barbie is supernatural harm will come to me now.
Examples
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She felt a supernatural presence in the old house that made her uneasy.
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That symbol has some supernatural properties, right?
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And then he had this supernatural experience with Jesus.
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But most people agree that that is the hour that has the highest supernatural activity, right?
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You describe some very exceptional experiences with what other people might call supernatural things.
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Closely associated with him and with the act of creation are several supernatural beings.
Academic text (2008) -
Perhaps she does have that supernatural power to remain untouched by life.
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I believed this, and was thrilled by the conjunction of the supernatural and the technological.
Fiction book (2001) -
Goat's blood is said to hold supernatural properties linked to black magic.
Fiction book (2002) -
As if we've been singled out by some... supernatural powers.
Synonyms
207
8.4
About events or abilities that cannot be explained by science, like telepathy
156
3.8
Having powers that people say come from witches or wizards
106
7.1
Having a spiritual quality that feels beyond normal understanding
60
7.0
Science cannot explain things like ghosts or people moving objects with their mind
28
7.0
Appearing like a ghost
9
7.7
Very strange and not like anything from this world
7
9.6
Beyond the natural world and ordinary experience
1
9.9
About experiences like telepathy and ghosts that science cannot explain
1
9.9
About mental powers people say are supernatural, like telepathy and clairvoyance
Something beyond normal experience that science cannot explain
Not natural and cannot be explained by science
Antonyms
Compounds
How Supernatural
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Supernatural comes from the parts super- ('above') and nature ('the natural world'). So, if something is called supernatural, it is 'above nature' and cannot be explained by normal science.