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mundane

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of mundane

1 having to do with the practical details of regular life
  • They didn't want to be bothered with mundane concerns like doing the dishes while on vacation.
Synonyms of mundane

everyday, nitty-gritty, prosaic, terrestrial, workaday
Words Related to mundane

earthly, temporal, worldly

average, common, commonplace, customary, familiar, garden, generic, normal, ordinary, plain, popular, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual

frequent, habitual, regular
Near Antonyms of mundane

high-minded, lofty, noble, sublime

aberrant, abnormal, atypical

exceptional, extraordinary, freak, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, singular, special, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted

bizarre, curious, far-out, odd, outlandish, out-of-the-way, quirky, remarkable, screwy, strange, weird, wild
2 having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
  • a period for reflection and penitence, when spiritual concerns should take precedence over those that are mundane
Synonyms of mundane

carnal, earthbound, earthly, fleshly, material, temporal, terrestrial, worldly
Words Related to mundane

animal, bodily, corporal, corporeal, physical

daily, diurnal
Near Antonyms of mundane

celestial, Elysian, empyreal, empyrean, supernal

metaphysical

devotional, divine, religious, sacred, spiritual, utopian

extraterrestrial

ethereal, supernatural, transcendent, transcendental
Antonyms of mundane

heavenly, nontemporal, unearthly, unworldly

Synonym Discussion of mundane

earthly, worldly, mundane mean belonging to or characteristic of the earth. earthly often implies a contrast with what is heavenly or spiritual.
    • abandoned earthly concerns and entered a convent
worldly and mundane both imply a relation to the immediate concerns and activities of human beings, worldly suggesting tangible personal gain or gratification
    • worldly goods
and mundane suggesting reference to the immediate and practical.
    • a mundane discussion of finances

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