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

Plants themselves evolved from ancient green algal ancestors, eventually spreading across nearly every terrestrial environment. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

That means investing not just in subsea cables, but also in the infrastructure that brings them ashore and carries data onward, from landing stations to terrestrial fibre networks. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

To that end, Gabler and her colleagues wanted to know more about the composition of the slime of a particular kind of terrestrial species that's native to central Europe, called Cepaea nemoralis, or the brown-lipped snail. — Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

Building a cellular network will also be expensive, and Shotwell declined to say how much SpaceX will spend on its terrestrial network. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026

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