wonderwork
Supernatural amazing deed
A wonderwork is a miraculous deed or marvelous feat—something that inspires awe through its seeming impossibility.
The word appears mainly in religious or literary contexts, describing divine acts or extraordinary accomplishments: the wonderworks of the saints, Nature's wonderworks.
It carries an archaic, elevated tone.
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- wondermentAwed astonishment
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
stupefaction · bewilderment · prodigy · phenomenon · magnificence · sublimity · grandeur · splendor
Seemingly impossible yet real
- divineOf or from gods
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- providenceDivine protective care
- healingRestoration of health
revelation · transcendent · apparition · visionary · resurrection · epiphany · ascension · sanctity
Supreme artistic achievement
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- paintingPigment on canvas
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
pottery · carving · weaving · embroidery · fresco · etching · calligraphy · ceramics
Creating something original
- inventionNew device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- brainchildOriginal idea one conceived
- contraptionImprovised or odd mechanism
device · mechanism · gadgetry · prototype · engineering · design · originality · resourcefulness
Lavish, elaborate entertainment
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- paradeCeremonial public procession
showmanship · panorama · tableau · exhibition · display · performance · theatrics · circus
amazement
Overwhelming surprise and wonder
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- wondermentAwed astonishment
fascination · stupefaction · bewilderment · prodigy · phenomenon · magnificence · sublimity · grandeur · splendor · majesty
miraculous
Seemingly impossible yet real
- divineOf or from gods
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- providenceDivine protective care
healing · revelation · transcendent · apparition · visionary · resurrection · epiphany · ascension · sanctity · prophecy
masterpiece
Supreme artistic achievement
tapestry · pottery · carving · weaving · embroidery · fresco · etching · calligraphy · ceramics · glassblowing
innovation
Creating something original
- inventionNew device or method
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- brainchildOriginal idea one conceived
contraption · device · mechanism · gadgetry · prototype · engineering · design · originality · resourcefulness · cleverness
extravaganza
Lavish, elaborate entertainment
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- fireworksExplosive light displays
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
parade · showmanship · panorama · tableau · exhibition · display · performance · theatrics · circus · festival
wonderworkroutine
Regular sequence of actions
banality · triviality · humdrum · nothing special · commonplace
wonderworknatural phenomenon
Occurrence not human-caused
scientific explanation · natural law · coincidence · happenstance · accident