earthbound

adjective

earth·​bound ˈərth-ˌbau̇nd 

1

a

: fast in or to the soil

earthbound roots

b

: located on or restricted to land or to the surface of the earth

2

a

: bound by earthly interests

b

: pedestrian, unimaginative

Synonyms of earthbound

• mundane
• temporal
• terrestrial
• earthly
• physical
• animal

Examples of earthbound in a Sentence

a dull and earthbound mind

we have too many earthbound worries to speculate on the number of angels who can dance on the head of a pin

Recent Examples on the Web

And its most ardent message is quite earthbound. — ABC News, 3 June 2026

Big dreams have a tendency to shape-shift when they are transformed into earthbound finite reality. — Literary Hub, 19 June 2026

Superhero movies, once a Teflon genre, have become worryingly earthbound at the box office. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 May 2026

If the demand for AI continues to grow, earthbound data centers—and power supplies—may not be able to keep up. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for earthbound

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground
• foreground