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

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

In PCMag's Best ISPs for 2026 ranking, Spectrum earned the Best Major ISP win thanks to a cumulative score higher than any other terrestrial major broadband provider. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

But terrestrial eruptions make up only a fraction of Earth’s volcanic activity. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2026

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