Synonyms of temporal

temporal

adjective

ˈtem-p(ə-)rəl 

1

as in mundane

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

do not worry about temporal concerns, but instead focus on spiritual matters

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in secular

not involving religion or religious matters

administrators on campus are in place to deal with students' temporal needs, and spiritual advisors are available to help students with their nontemporal needs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secular
• physical
• nonreligious
• profane
• earthly
• corporal
• mundane
• pagan
• terrestrial
• lay
• worldly
• atheistic
• godless
• bodily
• irreligious
• substantial
• nonclerical
• nondenominational
• nonsectarian
• religionless
• laical
• carnal
• material
• paganish
• blasphemous
• terrene
• impious
• irreverent
• sacrilegious
• fleshly
• unhallowed
• unconsecrated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• religious
• spiritual
• divine
• sacred
• holy
• metaphysical
• pious
• godly
• sacrosanct
• consecrated
• prayerful
• reverent
• hallowed
• devout
• worshipful
• immaterial
• insubstantial
• ethereal
• unsubstantial
• nonphysical
• incorporeal
• churchly
• sanctified
• bodiless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of temporal

The temporal brow lift (which is commonly coupled with a facelift) meant Robin also had about 30 staples in her scalp. — Michele Promaulayko, Allure, 17 June 2026

My body felt euphoric and light—transported and suspended in a temporal plane. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

Kate Fry, whose assignment here as Gretl requires a temporal transition from the coquettish and sensuous to a character rich with the moral authority of experience and an ability to judge the folly of others, is quite extraordinary. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026

In an instant – or rather, through a grueling, ugly, then gritty, then triumphant Game 5 – that temporal distance is temporarily undone. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026