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
Shot of the week Carlos Alcaraz’s otherworldly performance against Brandon Nakashima had plenty of highlights.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Photograph of the year goes to Margrit Schwarz, who captured an otherworldly perspective of rock formations.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Adding to the otherworldly ambience is the shifting jazz-folk score by Mary Komasa and Antoni Łazarkiewicz, which, like our hero, is similarly protean in nature.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The Master is the greatest of them all, a movie peopled by characters who are at once intensely human and also the stuff of otherworldly fables.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Photograph of the year goes to Margrit Schwarz, who captured an otherworldly perspective of rock formations.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Adding to the otherworldly ambience is the shifting jazz-folk score by Mary Komasa and Antoni Łazarkiewicz, which, like our hero, is similarly protean in nature.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
The Master is the greatest of them all, a movie peopled by characters who are at once intensely human and also the stuff of otherworldly fables.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for otherworldly
Adjective
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This discovery unveils a supernatural mystery.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Indy immediately senses something doesn't feel right and tries to protect Todd from a supernatural force that threatens their lives.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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From paranormal ghost tours to 5k races, there really is something for all types of travelers in Anoka.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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This paranormal investigator offers her expert advice on how to handle living with a ghost.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dani Shapiro’s Signal Fires is a meditation on human connectedness that feels transcendental.—
Anna Bruno
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Recently, the director picked up transcendental meditation — a famous practice of the late David Lynch — from her friend, Vera Drew.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the steamy, almost mystical atmosphere of a Turkish bath, the world stands still.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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Mimicking the beauty of natural opal stone, opalite carries a mystical, otherworldly beauty that appeals to both crystal enthusiasts, collectors and none other than Taylor Swift!—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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But in an Akan language, the notion that an object could exist as a bare substrate, stripped of properties—say, the idea of a stone, with its weight, texture, and color subtracted—is basically unintelligible; the metaphysical split between a thing and its properties isn’t naturally expressible.—
Lula Konner,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Oct. 2025
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Best Gifts for Pisces Dreamy Pisces are creative and spiritual, so a journal, art set, or metaphysical kit with all of the essentials for a seance is a great gift idea.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Otherworldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otherworldly. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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