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
• worldly
• lay
• atheistic
• godless
• bodily
• irreligious
• substantial
• nonclerical
• nondenominational
• nonsectarian
• religionless
• laical
• carnal
• paganish
• material
• 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

In the first, eight dogs viewed happy and neutral faces, and happy faces triggered a stronger response in a region of the right temporal cortex extending into the caudate nucleus. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026

When the dogs saw pictures of happy people, their temporal cortex and caudate nucleus became active. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026

And those are just the normal lines—not the special-occasion ones that require more serious temporal investment. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026

Its physical, psychological, and temporal dislocations often precede the possibility of narration itself. — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026