Meanings
phrase
- In a very surprising or seemingly impossible way.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a magical manner
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 不可思議 /不可思议
- 不可思議 /不可思议 (bùkěsīyì)in a very surprising or seemingly impossible way
Finnish kuin taikaiskusta, taianomaisesti
- kuin taikaiskustain a very surprising or seemingly impossible way
- taianomaisestiin a very surprising or seemingly impossible way
French comme par magie, comme par enchantement
- comme par magiein a very surprising or seemingly impossible way
- comme par enchantementin a very surprising or seemingly impossible way
German wie von Geisterhand, wie von Zauberhand
- wie von Geisterhandin a very surprising or seemingly impossible way
- wie von Zauberhandin a very surprising or seemingly impossible way
Polish jak za dotknięciem czarodziejskiej różdżki
- jak za dotknięciem czarodziejskiej różdżkiin a very surprising or seemingly impossible way
Portuguese como se fosse mágica, num passe de mágica
- como se fosse mágicain a very surprising or seemingly impossible way
- num passe de mágicain a very surprising or seemingly impossible way
Spanish por arte de magia
- por arte de magiain a very surprising or seemingly impossible way
Cite this entry
APA
as if by magic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20if%20by%20magic
MLA
“as if by magic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20if%20by%20magic. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as if by magic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20if%20by%20magic.
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