Antonyms of adj preternatural

2 senses of preternatural

Sense 1
preternatural, uncanny -- (surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction")

INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary -- (not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine")

Sense 2
nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental -- (existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley)

INDIRECT (VIA supernatural) -> natural -- (existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation")

Similarity of adj preternatural

2 senses of preternatural

Sense 1
preternatural, uncanny -- (surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction")
       => extraordinary (vs. ordinary) -- (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature")

Sense 2
nonnatural, otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental -- (existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley)
       => supernatural (vs. natural) -- (not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings")

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