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Synonyms for superhuman

  • adjective

Most common

divine supernatural herculean preternatural miraculous inhuman hyperphysical suprahuman

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Adjective

god-like, divine, preternatural, supernatural, herculean, inhuman, miraculous, hyperphysical, suprahuman, ultrahuman

Antonyms

subhuman, mundane, infrahuman

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Beyond what is possible for a human being.

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All that is beyond human power is superhuman; as, prophecy gives evidence of superhuman knowledge; the word is sometimes applied to remarkable manifestations of human power, surpassing all that is ordinary.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • divine His pneumonia was cured through a divine miracle.
  • supernatural Tom started to exhibit his supernatural abilities.
  • herculean It really was a Herculean task.
  • preternatural She has preternatural powers!
  • miraculous Muslims believe in the miraculous birth of Jesus.
  • inhuman At least I'm not starting to praise inhuman practices.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
superhumanrising
divinerising
supernaturalrising
herculeanfalling
preternaturalrising
miraculousrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
divine2
7 letters
inhuman3
9 letters
herculean4
10 letters
miraculous4, suprahuman, ultrahuman
12 letters
supernatural5
13 letters
preternatural, hyperphysical

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (divine2 = 2 syllables).