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

Though editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis (a Yorgos Lanthimos regular) cuts the film with brisk concision, there’s also a welcome temporal elasticity here — the sense that life can change in the blink of an eye, but also stall for undefined passages. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 June 2026

The researchers fed this millennium-long data into a computer model to determine how much stress has built up along the faults in that temporal window. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 June 2026

The methodical cacophony of the boat and the temporal collapse of the town clarify his project. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 June 2026

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