TEMPORAL Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

temporal

adjective

ˈtem-p(ə-)rəl

Definition of temporal

as in mundane

having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven do not worry about temporal concerns, but instead focus on spiritual matters

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as in secular

not involving religion or religious matters administrators on campus are in place to deal with students' temporal needs, and spiritual advisors are available to help students with their nontemporal needs

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Recent Examples of temporal Additionally, there are temporal patterns to when certain viruses reactivate during sickness. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 Her research explores questions about the nature of the self, decision-making, temporal experience, philosophical methodology, causation, causal experience, time and time’s arrow, perception, mereology, constitution, and essence. — Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026 Dubrow also wants people to know temporal hollowing can be avoided altogether by losing weight gradually. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Emotional intelligence, particularly self-awareness, is crucial for applying temporal distancing. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for temporal

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All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Concepts like a recurring conversation with a sibling, a habit picked up during a mundane after-school job, or a small mistake that took months to fully understand can be inroads to genuine self-reflection and creative expression.

— Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of mundane

Adjective

The stock remains above the rising monthly cloud model, which defines the secular bull trend.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Her choice was made possible not just by medical infrastructure, but by decades of La Presse front pages, the slow cultural work of a secular society deciding, together, this was something a person could choose.

— Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of secular

Adjective

In rocks from the interior of Rio Grande do Sul, 240-million-year-old fossils still hold clues about the origin of the animal groups that would transform terrestrial ecosystems forever.

— The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
And South Sudan's first World Heritage site, the Boma–Badingilo Migratory Landscape, protects a vast sweep of savanna, wetlands, and floodplains crossed by one of the world's largest terrestrial mammal migrations.

— Bailey Berg, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of terrestrial

Adjective

But the curve seems to settle at around 33, where even the most experienced of centre-backs lose appeal due to a drop-off in their physical capabilities and pace.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Businesses and nonprofits may borrow up to $2 million to cover physical damages and may also qualify for loans to help cover financial losses resulting from the bad weather.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of physical

Adjective

Instead, Farage's main opponent is Count Binface, a political satirist posing as a comic space alien, with a keen interest in earthly matters, including the positioning of a hand dryer in the men's toilet in a pub in west London.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
On a molecular level, earthly life takes this to the extreme.

— Berly McCoy, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of earthly

Adjective

Beliefs in the afterlife similarly vary, although many Druids believe in the existence of souls that survive bodily death, often through reincarnation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
The photos show remains left outside of refrigeration units with body parts exposed, unsanitary conditions, bodily fluids on the floor, even a deceased dog left on top of a cooler in front of a fan.

— Dave Savini, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of bodily

Adjective

Vegetable Oils Vegetable and seed oils are some of the richest non-animal dietary sources of CoQ10.

— Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 16 July 2026
Computer models and other non-animal testing methods still aren’t the best available science, critics contend.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Definition of animal

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