Synonyms of bodily

bodily

adjective

ˈbä-də-lē 

as in physical

of or relating to the human body

the old man suffered from a number of bodily ailments

Synonyms & Similar Words

• physical
• corporeal
• somatic
• physiological
• animal
• corporal
• anatomic
• carnal
• material
• sensual
• fleshly
• sensuous
• hand-to-hand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mental
• psychological
• inner
• intellectual
• cerebral
• spiritual
• nonphysical
• nonmaterial
• immaterial
• metaphysical
• psychic
• incorporeal
• bodiless
• insubstantial
• ethereal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bodily

In order to be charged with murder, the defendent would be required to have an intent to kill or intent to carry out an act causing great bodily injury, Wagstaffe added. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2026

Prosecutors also filed special allegations, including that multiple victims were injured and that an elderly victim suffered great bodily injury. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

Ibe, 30, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Friday to be sentenced for assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm, and he was fined and sentenced to community service, according to BBC News. — Ali Rampling, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

He was booked at the Gladesville Police Station on three domestic violence charges — common assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentionally choking a person without consent — and eventually released on bail. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026