Synonyms of celestial

celestial

adjective

sə-ˈles-chəl 

as in heavenly

of, relating to, or suggesting heaven

movie scenes depicting life after death are usually accompanied by celestial music

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heavenly
• angelic
• blissful
• supernal
• transcendental
• ethereal
• empyrean
• cosmic
• empyreal
• supernatural
• elysian
• galactic
• transcendent
• Olympian
• beatific
• unearthly
• utopian
• unworldly
• stellar
• paradisiacal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• infernal
• earthly
• hellish
• terrestrial
• chthonic
• sulfurous
• worldly
• mundane
• plutonian
• Tartarean
• dystopian
• anti-utopian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of celestial

But already the thought tugged at me that the scales that had turned were not celestial, but legal, the workings of the same system condemned in the camp as corrupt and broken. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Your celestial ruler, Venus, will also station retrograde through your second house of money and self-worth, bringing old financial conversations or confidence issues back around. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2026

And their alignment with celestial features is more a byproduct of a grid layout than a cosmological goal. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026

This celestial warrior has been protecting Marisol (Jade Santana) without her knowing it throughout her life. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026