linker · informal
no wonder
UK/nəʊ ˈwʌndə/US/noʊ ˈwʌndər/no WON·der
speaking
used to say that something is not surprising because of an obvious reason.
Examples
“No wonder he failed the interview — he didn't prepare at all.”
“She was exhausted, no wonder she fell asleep on the bus.”
“It's no wonder the project collapsed after funding was cut.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given how little time she had to prepare, no wonder her performance lacked depth.”
Collocations
- no wonder + clause
- it's no wonder + clause
Word family
wonder verb / nounit's no wonder fixed phrase
Common mistakes
I no wonder she failed.→No wonder she failed.
No wonder for her failure.→No wonder she failed.
Say it for a higher band
5so→6it's obvious→7+no wonder
Synonyms
no surprise
unsurprisingly
Easily confused
no surprise
“No surprise, the match was cancelled because of the storm.”
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