astronautic

adjective

variants or astronautical
as in celestial

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Recent Examples of astronautic In The Human Vapor, Mizuno (Yoshio Tsuchiya) is a librarian who, after being discharged from the air force for health concerns, takes part in a scientist’s astronautical experiment that goes awry. — Rory Doherty, Time, 3 July 2026 No wonder the Lakers went and hired Rohan Ramadas — the guy with an astronautical engineering degree from USC — as an assistant general manager. — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 The project could also benefit from astronautical interventions, Carpenter says, meaning maintaining AeSI could be another possible task for the Artemis crews that NASA plans to land on the moon by 2028 and throughout the 2030s. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026 After graduating from the Air Force Academy with a degree in astronautical engineering, McCasland was commissioned to serve in 1979, according to his military biography. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astronautic
  1. celestial
  2. stellar
  3. astral
  4. star
  5. astronomical
  6. starry
Adjective
  • While Europe will experience a total solar eclipse, millions of Americans will instead witness a partial solar eclipse followed by the annual Perseid meteor shower, creating an unusual back-to-back celestial spectacle.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Muller suggests the best time to watch the celestial event is after midnight, but advises heading to an area with low light pollution.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of celestial
Adjective
  • The college game is stellar and the pro iteration might be even better.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The show is not yet as fine-tuned as its predecessor; some dialogue could use less theatrical melodrama and characterizations could be tightened, but staging is stellar.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of stellar
Adjective
  • Burial is far and away the blueprint here, evident in the vespertine pads, tape hiss, and hauntological vocal flips, deployed as if overheard from a distant astral plane.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
  • Her eyes were blue, and her robe was astral black.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
Definition of astral
Adjective
  • Ask his co-star Donovan, 35, who’s spent a young career and long before his screen partner’s work.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Grande was first announced to star alongside her Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey in January, starring as Dot for the Stephen Sondheim revival.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of star
Adjective
  • Before the cross-country move Hilton had been complaining about his astronomical hospital bills, even with insurance.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Private care is astronomical, and Medicare doesn't cover the custodial care this disease requires, the day-to-day help with bathing and dressing and supervision that can go on for a decade.
    — Sue Peschin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of astronomical
Adjective
  • At the end of August, on the 28th to be precise, Netflix releases its most starry original feature film, James Ashcroft’s The Whisper Man.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Along with Garcia, Vicky Krieps, Brendan Fraser, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Murray, Dustin Hoffman, Demián Bichir and LaTanya Richardson Jackson round out the starry cast.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of starry

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“Astronautic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astronautic. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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