phenomenal, adj. 1. extraordinary, prodigious, remarkable, wondrous, marvelous; amazing, astounding, astonishing, miraculous, surpassing belief; fabulous, fantastic, SI. far-out; indescribable, ineffable, mind-boggling, SI. mind-blowing; staggering, breathtaking, SI. stunning.
2. peerless, matchless, unmatched, nonpareil; unusual, uncommon, unconventional, unorthodox, un customary, unwonted, rare; atypical, original, singular, exceptional, individual; unexampled, unprecedented, unparalleled, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unseen, surprising; curious, odd, peculiar, queer; strange, weird, bizarre, freakish.
phenomenon, n. 1. event, occurrence, incident, happening, episode, experience, occasion; fact, matter of fact, particular, circumstance.
2. marvel, wonder, wonderful thing, amazing thing, quite a thing, really something; prodigy, miracle, sensation, overnight sensation, SI. phenom; sight, spectacle, eyeopener, SI. stunner, SI. mind-boggier, SI. mind-blower, SI. trip; curiosity, rarity, nonesuch, nonpareil, one of a kind, one in a thousand; marvelment, wonderment, gazingstock, Brit. Dial, gapeseed; All Inf. one for the book, something to write home about, something else.
philander, v. 1. trifle, dally, toy, toy or trifle with [s.o.'s] affections, play at courtship; flirt, coquet, SI. hustle, SI. put or slap the make on.
2. debauch, wanton, rake, cruise, gallivant, womanize, chase women, Inf. chase around, SI. chase skirts; have a woman in every port, Inf. play the field, Inf. fool around, Inf. run around, Inf. sleep around, Inf. love 'em and leave 'em, Inf. find 'em and forget 'em; SI. wham-bam thank you ma'am.
philanderer, n. trifler, dallier, gay dog, gay deceiv er, gallant, flirt, Obs. coquet, Inf. two-timer; womanizer, ladies' man, man about town, woman-chaser, SI. skirt-chaser, SI. wolf, SI. lover boy, SI. tomcat, SI. masher, SI. make-out artist, SI. man on the make; debauchee, rake, rakehell, roud, profligate, wanton, libertine, playboy, Inf. rip, SI. swinger; Don Juan, Casanova, Lothario, Romeo, charmer, Inf. lady-killer, SI. stud, SI. sheik.
philanthropic, adj. 1. benevolent, beneficent, aiding, aidful, helping, helpful, ministrant, gracious; charitable, eleemosynary, almsgiving, philanthropical, philanthropists, caritative; munificent, generous, bountiful, bounteous, liberal, open-handed, freehanded, giving; lavish, ungrudging, unsparing, unstinting.
2. altruistic, humanitarian, humane, human, public-spirited, socially aware or concerned, solicitous, officious, well-meaning, well-intentioned; unselfish, selfless, other-directed, Psychol, extroverted; kind, kindly, kindhearted, benign, benignant; big-hearted, big, large-hearted, magnanimous, warm-hearted, loving, affectionafe, friendly, well-disposed; thoughtful, considerate, compassionate, sympathetic, feeling, Disparaging. bleeding-heart, ruthful, pitying, Rare, pitiful.
philanthropist, n. 1. benefactor, benefactress, donor, donator, giver, contributor, grantor, almsgiver, Lady Bountiful, Both Archaic, almsman, almswoman; patron, patroness, sponsor, fairy godmother, good fairy, angel; Maecenas, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Mellon; supporter, backer, booster, financier, maintainer, sus-tainer, mainstay; helper, aider, abettor, succorer, Good Samaritan.
2. altruist, humanitarian, public servant, do-gooder;