supernatural

Ghostly and magical

Supernatural describes phenomena beyond natural laws or scientific explanation—ghosts, demons, miracles, psychic powers.

The supernatural encompasses these forces collectively: a fascination with the supernatural.

The word often carries skepticism: calling something supernatural implies it violates known physics.

In casual use, supernatural can simply mean extraordinary: supernatural speed, supernatural talent.

ghostly

apparition

Visible supernatural manifestation

haunt · spirit · wraith · shade · spook · ectoplasm · manifestation · visitation · possession · exorcism

psychic

telepathy

Direct mental communication

extrasensory · psychokinesis · mediumship · divination · premonition · sixth sense · aura reading · remote viewing · channeling · automatic writing

creatures

dragon

Legendary fire-breathing reptile

  • demonMalevolent supernatural being
  • fairyTiny winged magical creature
  • unicornMythical one-horned horse

mermaid · troll · goblin · vampire · werewolf · zombie · ghost · spirit · djinn · banshee

occult

arcane

Understood by few

forbidden · ritual · grimoire · sigil · incantation · spell · curse · hex · necromancy · summoning

spiritual

soul

Innermost animating essence

divine · karma · enlightenment · astral · ethereal · otherworldly · celestial · sacred · nirvana · ascension

cryptid

Bigfoot

Legendary North American ape-man

  • Loch NessScottish lake, alleged monster
  • yetiMythical Himalayan ape-man
  • chupacabraFolklore's livestock-draining monster

mothman · cryptozoology · sighting · unexplained · elusive · legendary · folklore · tracks · evidence · encounter

mythology

pantheon

All gods of a religion

  • deitiesWorshipped supernatural beings
  • demigodsHalf-mortal, half-divine beings
  • titansDominant powerful figures

folklore · legend · myth · fable · saga · epic · Zeus · Odin · Anubis · Anansi

Categories
Opposites
ontological nature

supernaturalnatural

Not artificially produced

physical · material · mundane · earthly · corporeal

ordinariness/remarkability

supernaturalordinary

Standard, unremarkable

everyday · commonplace · mundane · prosaic · routine

epistemological status

supernaturalscientific

Of or using research methods

empirical · real · rational · verifiable · natural

Phrases
Family

supernaturally, supernaturalism, supernaturals

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G