Meaning & use

superhuman

adjective·Academic

Having or showing ability far beyond what is normally possible for a human being.

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It took superhuman effort for the climbers to reach the summit in the storm.

The rescue worker showed superhuman strength lifting the wreckage alone.

A note on using this word

Superhuman is often used hyperbolically to praise an unusually impressive human achievement, not only for fictional powers.

Words with a similar meaning

extraordinaryherculean

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