Synonyms of macrocosm

macrocosm

noun

ˈma-krə-ˌkä-zəm 

as in universe

the whole body of things observed or assumed

almost the entirety of the vast macrocosm remains beyond our reach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• universe
• world
• nature
• cosmos
• creation
• existence
• reality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• void
• nothingness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of macrocosm

The same problem exists in macrocosm at the school-district level. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm. — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026

Vedic astrology, too, attributes personalities to planets and speaks of the connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm. — Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 10 Jan. 2026

Carol’s book signing before the world-altering event is really a microcosm of what would soon become the macrocosm. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025

For me, to have this opportunity as two women is really thrilling professionally, personally, especially in the macrocosm of theater. — Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024

The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop — so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another — is not something to celebrate. — New York Times, 3 May 2022

But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival. — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2022

In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience. — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 6 Jan. 2020