Foundation level · Year 4 · free
wonderful
adjective · Say it: WUN-der-ful
What it means
Foundationextremely good, pleasing or amazing
We had a wonderful time building sandcastles at the beach.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- brilliant
- fantastic
- marvellous
- superb
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- awful
- dreadful
- terrible
More examples
- Thank you for the wonderful present, Aunt Sarah!
Where the word comes from
From Old English 'wundorfull', meaning full of wonder.
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