miraculous
Defying natural law
Miraculous describes something so extraordinary it seems to defy natural explanation—as if produced by divine intervention or supernatural forces.
A miraculous recovery happens against all medical expectation.
The word often carries religious overtones, referring to genuine miracles: the miraculous healing at Lourdes.
In casual use, miraculous is hyperbole for anything impressively unlikely or fortunate: It's miraculous we found parking.
Causing great wonder
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- jaw-droppingExtremely surprising or impressive
- mind-blowingOverwhelmingly impressive or shocking
stupendous · sublime · spectacular · staggering · overwhelming · wonderment · marvel · portent
Receiving divine favor
- holyDedicated to the divine
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- providentialOpportunely occurring, seemingly fated
godly · saintly · beatific · grace · answered prayer · intercession · apparition · Lourdes
Treatment that heals
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- restorationReturning something to condition
- spontaneous healingUnprompted physical restoration
faith healing · laying on hands · shrine · pilgrimage · Lazarus · resurrection · revival · regeneration
Despite extreme improbability
- improbableNot likely true
- unbelievableImpossible to accept as true
- inconceivableBeyond mental grasp
- unimaginableBeyond mental conception
unforeseen · serendipitous · fortuitous · twist of fate · stroke of luck · one in a million · long shot · outside chance
Seemingly not earthly
- preternaturalBeyond normal nature
- paranormalBeyond scientific explanation
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
enchanted · charmed · spellbound · magic · thaumaturge · wonder-worker · levitation · bilocation
Exalted change in appearance
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- water into wineMiraculous liquid conversion
- loaves and fishesSupernaturally multiplied food
conversion · rebirth · redemption · deliverance · salvation · renewal · restoration · turnaround
Not yet clarified
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- confoundingCausing surprise or confusion
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
incomprehensible · unfathomable · inscrutable · mystifying · perplexing
astonishing
Causing great wonder
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- jaw-droppingExtremely surprising or impressive
mind-blowing · stupendous · sublime · spectacular · staggering · overwhelming · wonderment · marvel · portent · sign
blessed
Receiving divine favor
providential · godly · saintly · beatific · grace · answered prayer · intercession · apparition · Lourdes · Fatima
cure
Treatment that heals
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- restorationReturning something to condition
spontaneous healing · faith healing · laying on hands · shrine · pilgrimage · Lazarus · resurrection · revival · regeneration · incurable
against all odds
Despite extreme improbability
- improbableNot likely true
- unbelievableImpossible to accept as true
- inconceivableBeyond mental grasp
unimaginable · unforeseen · serendipitous · fortuitous · twist of fate · stroke of luck · one in a million · long shot · outside chance · impossibility
otherworldly
Seemingly not earthly
- preternaturalBeyond normal nature
- paranormalBeyond scientific explanation
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
uncanny · enchanted · charmed · spellbound · magic · thaumaturge · wonder-worker · levitation · bilocation · incorruptibility
transfiguration
Exalted change in appearance
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- water into wineMiraculous liquid conversion
loaves and fishes · conversion · rebirth · redemption · deliverance · salvation · renewal · restoration · turnaround · reversal
unexplained
Not yet clarified
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- bafflingImpossible to understand
- confoundingCausing surprise or confusion
enigmatic · incomprehensible · unfathomable · inscrutable · mystifying · perplexing
- Mysticalethereal, otherworldly, supernatural, numinous, transcendent
- unbelievableunbelievable, incredible, inconceivable, implausible, unthinkable
- supernaturalghosts, ghost, witches, spirits, vampire
- amazingastonishing, astounding, breathtaking, extraordinary, incredible
- expressions of awewow, whoa, amazing, awesome, incredible
- fairytale adjectivesmagical, enchanted, wicked, cursed, charming
miraculousordinary
Standard, unremarkable
mundane · commonplace · unremarkable · everyday · routine
miraculousnatural
Not artificially produced
scientific · explainable · explicable · rational · predictable
miraculouscatastrophic
Causing complete destruction
disastrous · tragic · terrible · awful · unfortunate
- miraculous catchExtraordinary fishing success
- miraculous survivalEscaping death unexpectedly
- miraculous healingInexplicable restoration of health
- miraculous curesUnexplained complete recoveries
- miraculous birthChildbirth attributed to divine intervention
- miraculous eventsSupernatural happenings attributed divinely