Synonyms of sublunary

sublunary

adjective

ˌsəb-ˈlü-nə-rē 

as in mundane

having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven

like all sublunary things, this misery will one day end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mundane
• temporal
• terrestrial
• physical
• earthly
• animal
• bodily
• worldly
• earthbound
• corporeal
• terrene
• carnal
• daily
• fleshly
• corporal
• material
• earthborn
• diurnal
• unspiritual
• anthropocentric
• anthropic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• celestial
• heavenly
• unearthly
• metaphysical
• supernal
• divine
• spiritual
• religious
• nontemporal
• sacred
• unworldly
• empyrean
• utopian
• empyreal
• devotional
• transcendental
• transcendent
• supernatural
• Elysian
• ethereal
• extraterrestrial
• otherworldly
• unearthly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sublunary

We are reminded of dogs as an intermediary between mankind and the rest of creation, both sublunary and celestial; dogs remind us daily of our animal selves and are audience to our higher moments. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 May 2026

But a higher-education system that can no longer keep them safe from the vulgarities of the market, the siren song of cultural warfare, or the decidedly sublunary work of furnishing political propaganda is one that has not just failed the humanities, but failed entirely. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026

Our attention plunges in while the body remains firmly rooted in the sublunary world. — Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023

Planets and stars, eclipses and conjunctions would seem to have no direct effect on our lives, unlike the mundane and sublunary antics of our fellow humans. — Alison Gopnik, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022

In the profoundest sense, the words and deeds of a martyr say to her society that there is a higher world, a world that works according to a logic superior to that of this sublunary sphere. — Dwight Lindley Iii, National Review, 16 May 2021

But change is the only constant in our sublunary world, as writers down the centuries have noted; Powell, too, knew this well. — Neel Mukherjee, New York Times, 7 May 2018