otherworld

noun

oth·​er·​world ˈə-t͟hər-ˌwərld 

: a world beyond death or beyond present reality

Examples of otherworld in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The extended cut features 16 minutes of additional footage and mind-bending new scares from the corporate otherworld. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

The map, as a window into an exotic otherworld and a symbol of Habsburg might, had become an independent reality, even though Tenochtitlan itself had been reduced to rubble — or rather precisely because of it. — Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026

As a pure visual experience, the horror film is a genuine triumph, with production design that pulls you fully into the town’s horrific otherworld. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2026

In Mother of God, the reader is rooted in the material world, a world of objects, but there’s also a supernatural otherworld. — Hazlitt, 23 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for otherworld

• netherworld
• underworld
• curled
• furled
• hurled
• knurled
• swirled
• twirled
• whirled
• whorled
• world
• lifeworld

Kids Definition

otherworld

noun

oth·​er·​world ˈət͟h-ər-ˌwərld 

: a world beyond death