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Another word for preternatural

Adjective

  1. Departing from the normal

    2. See also:

    usual

    good

  2. Greatly exceeding or departing from the normal course of nature

    3. See also:

    usual

  3. Of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world

    4. See also:

    supernatural

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Another word for preternatural

Modifier
    2. See also:

    supernatural

    mysterious

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Sentence Examples

  • In old age he was a mere skeleton, with a long nose and eyes of preternatural brilliancy peering out of his wig.

  • a being who has not yet shed the slough of an animal shape, but combines the powers - natural and preternatural - of some animal with those of a man.

  • preternatural ability lets us distinguish religious charlatans from genuine religious people who seek truth and meaning through religion.

  • preternatural being.

  • preternatural clarity of the water.

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