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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, run-of-the-mine (or run-of-mine), standard, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual

frequent, habitual, regular

expected, predictable

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, funny, odd, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outré, quaint, 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, earthborn, earthbound, earthly, fleshly, material, sublunary, temporal, terrene, terrestrial, worldly

Words Related to mundane

animal, bodily, corporal, corporeal, physical

anthropic (or anthropical), anthropocentric

Near Antonyms of mundane

celestial, Elysian, empyreal, empyrean, supernal

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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