Noun
wonder -
something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"
marvel
happening ,
natural event ,
occurrent ,
occurrence an event that happens
wonder -
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
wonderment ,
admiration
amazement ,
astonishment the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
Verb
wonder -
be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
marvel
react ,
respond undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"
wonder -
have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
inquire ,
enquire
query ,
question pose a question
request express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room" ; "She called for room service"
wonder -
place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do" ; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
question
chew over ,
ponder ,
muse ,
mull over ,
think over ,
mull ,
meditate ,
excogitate ,
ruminate ,
contemplate ,
speculate ,
reflect reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon" ; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years" ; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
scruple have doubts about
