supernal
adjective
su·per·nal
su̇-ˈpər-nᵊl 
1
a
: being or coming from on high
c
: superlatively good
supernal trumpet playing
2
: located in or belonging to the sky
Synonyms
- A-OK
- A1
- awesome
- bang-up
- banner
- beautiful
- blue-chip
- blue-ribbon
- boffo
- bonny [chiefly British]
- bonnie
- boss [slang]
- brag
- brave
- bully
- bumper
- capital
- choice
- classic
- cool [slang]
- corking
- crackerjack
- cracking
- dandy
- divine
- dope [slang]
- down [slang]
- dynamite
- excellent
- fab
- fabulous
- famous
- fantabulous [slang]
- fantastic
- fine
- first-class
- first-rate
- first-string
- five-star
- four-star
- frontline
- gangbusters
- gangbuster
- gilt-edged
- gilt-edge
- gone [slang]
- grand
- great
- groovy
- heavenly
- high-class
- hot
- hype [slang]
- immense
- jim-dandy
- keen
- lovely
- marvelous
- marvellous
- mean
- neat
- nifty
- noble
- number one
- No. 1
- numero uno
- out-of-sight [slang]
- par excellence
- peachy
- peachy keen
- phat [slang]
- prime
- primo [slang]
- prize
- prizewinning
- quality
- radical [slang]
- righteous [slang]
- sensational
- slick
- splendid
- stellar
- sterling
- superb
- superior
- superlative
- swell
- terrific
- tip-top
- top
- top-notch
- top-of-the-line
- top-shelf
- topflight
- topping [chiefly British]
- unsurpassed
- wizard [chiefly British]
- wonderful
Examples of supernal in a Sentence
an absolutely supernal performance of the concerto by a 16-year old prodigy
a couple enjoying the supernal joys of parenthood for the first time
Recent Examples on the Web
Circling guitars and wafting synths are grounded by a resolute rhythm section and sweetened by Neil Halstead’s drowsy lead vocals alongside Rachel Goswell’s supernal harmonies, with the entire mix soaring and falling across the album’s eight melancholy and hopeful songs.
—
Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2023
According to a Sanskrit text that may have been written as early as the first century B.C., the dharma, or the nature of reality, could be taught without sound or language, through perfume, whose nebulousness required supernal focus — the kind necessary to comprehend the universe.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2021
The product is to be called Elixirent, a supernal energy drink.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021
De Havilland was capable as few other actors have ever been of expressing a kind of supernal grace and guilelessness.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2020
But Thomas' supernal ability to craft trauma into narrative doesn't come without cost.
—Author: Britt Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2019
The idea of watching supernal figures battle it out is both fun and endlessly attractive, because everyone likes a spectacle, and the biggest spectacle of all comes from watching one irresistible alien force slam into another unmovable alien object.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2018
Great versus supernal Almost all buyers will be stepping up to the TPR from something less-good—less precise, less moddable, less solid, less well-built.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2018
The parallel with changing attitudes toward death and the afterlife is provocative: the point of greatest uncertainty suddenly transformed into supernal glory.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2018
Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2023
According to a Sanskrit text that may have been written as early as the first century B.C., the dharma, or the nature of reality, could be taught without sound or language, through perfume, whose nebulousness required supernal focus — the kind necessary to comprehend the universe.
—New York Times, 10 Sep. 2021
The product is to be called Elixirent, a supernal energy drink.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2021
De Havilland was capable as few other actors have ever been of expressing a kind of supernal grace and guilelessness.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2020
But Thomas' supernal ability to craft trauma into narrative doesn't come without cost.
—Author: Britt Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2019
The idea of watching supernal figures battle it out is both fun and endlessly attractive, because everyone likes a spectacle, and the biggest spectacle of all comes from watching one irresistible alien force slam into another unmovable alien object.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2018
Great versus supernal Almost all buyers will be stepping up to the TPR from something less-good—less precise, less moddable, less solid, less well-built.
—Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2018
The parallel with changing attitudes toward death and the afterlife is provocative: the point of greatest uncertainty suddenly transformed into supernal glory.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2018
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“Supernal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supernal. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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supernal
adjective
su·per·nal
su̇-ˈpərn-ᵊl
1
a
: being or coming from on high
b
: heavenly sense 3
supernal music
2
: located in or belonging to the sky
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