Synonyms of terrestrial

terrestrial

adjective

tə-ˈre-st(r)ē-əl 

1

as in temporal

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

scientists haven't even found all the terrestrial life on our planet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in mundane

having to do with the practical details of regular life

let's focus on terrestrial issues—such as how to pay the bills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mundane
• everyday
• prosaic
• earthly
• temporal
• typical
• workaday
• normal
• generic
• ordinary
• nitty-gritty
• usual
• worldly
• standard
• average
• routine
• garden
• customary
• regular
• frequent
• familiar
• common
• habitual
• commonplace
• plain
• popular
• run-of-the-mill
• unexceptional
• run-of-the-mine
• predictable
• unremarkable
• expected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sublime
• noble
• abnormal
• lofty
• special
• atypical
• aberrant
• unusual
• extraordinary
• unique
• peculiar
• rare
• exceptional
• singular
• uncommon
• high-minded
• phenomenal
• strange
• wild
• remarkable
• bizarre
• out-of-the-way
• odd
• weird
• curious
• funny
• freak
• unwonted
• quaint
• uncustomary
• outlandish
• outré
• quirky
• screwy
• far-out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of terrestrial

The firm manages the cable’s arrival on France’s Atlantic coast and integrates it into Europe’s terrestrial network. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Either answer could offer new insights into the planet's evolution and the events that shaped the terrestrial planets like Earth billions of years ago, mission team members say. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026

That’s why the stocks reacted, because people finally came to terms with the fact that Elon is actually going to build a terrestrial network. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026

Too aquatic for roads, yet too terrestrial for boats, boglands remain some of the most remote and difficult landscapes to access. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

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