wonders
Causes of awe
Wonders are things that inspire awe, amazement, or admiration—the seven wonders of the ancient world, the wonders of modern medicine.
To wonder is to feel curiosity or uncertainty: I wonder what she meant by that.
It also means to marvel: We wondered at the beauty of the canyon.
No wonder means it's unsurprising: No wonder you're tired—you've been up since dawn.
To work wonders is to achieve remarkable results.
Designing functional systems scientifically
- inventionsOriginal creations or devices
- innovationsNew methods or devices
- breakthroughsSudden significant advances
- masterpiecesWorks of supreme skill
marvels · feats · accomplishments · skyscrapers · bridges · canals · dams · spacecraft
Apex-topped geometric solids
- ColosseumFlavian arena in Rome
- PetraRock-carved Jordanian ruins
- Great WallMassive Chinese defensive structure
- Machu PicchuIncan sanctuary in Peru
Taj Mahal · Stonehenge · Angkor Wat · Parthenon · Hagia Sophia · Chichen Itza · Sphinx · Terracotta Army
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
awestruck · wonderstruck · breathtaking · awe-inspiring · jaw-dropping · spellbound · mesmerized · enthralled
Explosive light displays
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
splendor · dazzling · stunning · brilliant · resplendent · opulent · theatrical · carnival
Restoration of health
- divineOf or from gods
- miraculousSeemingly impossible yet real
- signsDisplays conveying information
- portentsOminous indicators of future events
apparitions · Lourdes · Fatima · relics · saints · providence · inexplicable · supernatural
Something hard to fathom
- unknownNot yet discovered
- secretsConcealed information
- unexplainedNot yet clarified
- crypticObscure in meaning
puzzling · curious · inexplicable · anomaly · phenomena · Bermuda Triangle · crop circles · Atlantis
engineering
Designing functional systems scientifically
- inventionsOriginal creations or devices
- innovationsNew methods or devices
- breakthroughsSudden significant advances
masterpieces · marvels · feats · accomplishments · skyscrapers · bridges · canals · dams · spacecraft · tunnels
pyramids
Apex-topped geometric solids
- ColosseumFlavian arena in Rome
- PetraRock-carved Jordanian ruins
- Great WallMassive Chinese defensive structure
Machu Picchu · Taj Mahal · Stonehenge · Angkor Wat · Parthenon · Hagia Sophia · Chichen Itza · Sphinx · Terracotta Army · Ephesus
amazement
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
reverence · awestruck · wonderstruck · breathtaking · awe-inspiring · jaw-dropping · spellbound · mesmerized · enthralled · enraptured
fireworks
Explosive light displays
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- extravaganzaLavish, elaborate entertainment
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
magnificence · splendor · dazzling · stunning · brilliant · resplendent · opulent · theatrical · carnival · festivals
healing
Restoration of health
- divineOf or from gods
- miraculousSeemingly impossible yet real
- signsDisplays conveying information
portents · apparitions · Lourdes · Fatima · relics · saints · providence · inexplicable · supernatural · blessed
enigma
Something hard to fathom
- unknownNot yet discovered
- secretsConcealed information
- unexplainedNot yet clarified
cryptic · puzzling · curious · inexplicable · anomaly · phenomena · Bermuda Triangle · crop circles · Atlantis · unsolved
waterfalls
Vertical river descents
geysers · caves · glaciers · volcanoes · fjords · auroras · rainforests · gorges · hot springs · cenotes
- Worldearth, globe, planet, continents, continent
- civilizationempires, empire, civilizations, dynasty, kingdoms
- Sevensdeadly sins, continents, seas, dwarfs, colors
- Biblical Supernaturalsorcery, witchcraft, magic, demons, exorcism
- curiositiesoddities, curiosities, rarities, anomalies, peculiarities
- JohannineGospel of John, bread of life, good shepherd, light of the world, Lamb of God
wondersmundanities
Ordinary, unexciting matters
ordinariness · banalities · commonplaces · trivialities · humdrum
wondersknows
Possesses awareness of
understands · assumes · takes for granted · comprehends · grasps
wondersdisappointments
Unmet expectations' aftermath
letdowns · disillusions · anticlimax · horrors · atrocities
- no wonderExpression acknowledging obviousness
- I wonderExpress curiosity aloud
- work wondersAccomplish extraordinary things
- one-hit wonderArtist famous for one song
- just wonderingExpressing casual curiosity
- do wondersAccomplish extraordinary improvements
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