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

Fueled by real-time GPS tracking and your phone's camera, the StarSense app generates a live sky map that leads you straight to any celestial object. — Paul Brett, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026

While city lights may wash out fainter celestial objects, the moon should shine through just fine. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

After being shut out of this month's total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth's shadow briefly envelops the moon. — CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

The cosmos may be speckled with black hole stars, celestial entities that have the properties of both black holes and stars. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026