as in supernatural
of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe
a movie in which otherworldly beings live among us in a parallel universe
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Recent Examples of otherworldly
But that didn’t stop Knicks coach Mike Brown, from speaking about the otherworldly career that James has put together.
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Meeting these otherworldly beings isn’t threatening but can be uncomfortable at first.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
From the expansive Blue Ridge Mountains to the otherworldly Florida Everglades, and every incredible state park, beach, and scenic viewpoint between, the region is a nature lover’s paradise.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
The family’s confidants, real and imagined, insist on both their normalcy and their otherworldly grace.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Meeting these otherworldly beings isn’t threatening but can be uncomfortable at first.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
From the expansive Blue Ridge Mountains to the otherworldly Florida Everglades, and every incredible state park, beach, and scenic viewpoint between, the region is a nature lover’s paradise.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
The family’s confidants, real and imagined, insist on both their normalcy and their otherworldly grace.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for otherworldly
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Graham is best known for her role as the powerful witch Bonnie Bennett on the CW's popular supernatural teen series The Vampire Diaries.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the movies Bring Her Back and Weapons, supernatural forces take over children’s minds.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Olivia Simon, United States, 2025, WORLD PREMIERE Trapped alone in a haunted room, a paranormal researcher’s experiment goes horrifically wrong.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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Writer-director Ian Tuason makes his feature directing debut with this disturbing story of Evy (Nina Kiri), who cohosts a paranormal investigation podcast while caring for her terminally ill mother.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
10 Mar. 2026
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Some here are under the thrall of a pastor, who has convinced one particular couple, whose relationship already is fraught, that their 12-year-old son (Archer Geye) is capable of assuming a transcendental identity, so to speak.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Maharishi International University was founded in 1971 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who also introduced transcendental meditation.—
Kyle Werner,
Des Moines Register,
1 Mar. 2026
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Yet not all the motivations for the construction of Brasília were political; some were mystical, even religious.—
Sophia La Banca,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Mar. 2026
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Then, as Polly’s (Helen McRory) stand-in, Kaulo (Rebecca Ferguson), the mystical twin of Tommy’s long-dead Roma lover (and Duke’s mother), who has dubious intentions — and an equally iffy accent to match.—
Miriam Balanescu,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the summer of 2023, the original organizers of what would become the Denver Summit NWSL franchise had a hunch—more like metaphysical certitude, really—that a massive untapped market existed for professional women’s soccer in the Mile High City.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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In those earlier pictures, metaphysical conceits became visual and dramatic gambits as the filmmakers set out to colonize the vast interior worlds of, respectively, the mind and the spirit.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Otherworldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otherworldly. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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