BODILY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

bodily

adjective

ˈbä-də-lē

Definition of bodily next

as in physical

of or relating to the human body the old man suffered from a number of bodily ailments

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Recent Examples of bodily The counts include enhancements that the thefts involved great violence or great bodily harm and that they were committed while the suspect was on probation or parole. —

Harry Harris, Mercury News, 1 June 2026 The following year, the Crown Prosecution Service filed 21 criminal charges against the brothers, including rape, human trafficking and actual bodily harm. —

Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026 He was booked the following day on charges of murder and assault likely to produce great bodily injury. —

Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026 Among humans, Ebola spreads through contact with blood, bodily fluids or the bodies of infected people who died. —

Jane Weaver, NBC news, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bodily

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physical

Adjective

At the time, detectives collected and preserved physical evidence but were unable to narrow down a suspect.

— Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 May 2026
As for agentic commerce, in Jain’s framing, only Google, Anthropic, and Bilt have the breadth of demand-side merchant integrations to power AI commerce in the physical world.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 May 2026