supernatural
adjective/ˌsuːpəˈnætʃrəl/
/ˌsuːpərˈnætʃrəl/
- that cannot be explained by the laws of science and that seems to involve gods or magic synonym the paranormal
- supernatural powers
- supernatural strength
- His talent is almost supernatural.
Extra Examples- Do you really believe there's some supernatural being watching over us?
- It was almost as though some supernatural force possessed him.
- Contestants wrestled with supernatural strength and powers of endurance.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySupernatural is used with these nouns:- being
- belief
- force
- …
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- the supernaturalnoun [singular] events, forces or powers that cannot be explained by the laws of science and that seem to involve gods or magic synonym the paranormal
- a belief in the supernatural
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