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terrestrial

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of terrestrial

1 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 of terrestrial

carnal, earthborn, earthbound, earthly, fleshly, material, mundane, sublunary, temporal, terrene, worldly
Words Related to terrestrial

animal, bodily, corporal, corporeal, physical

daily, diurnal

unspiritual

anthropic (or anthropical), anthropocentric
Near Antonyms of terrestrial

celestial, Elysian, empyreal, empyrean, supernal

metaphysical

devotional, divine, religious, sacred, spiritual, utopian

extraterrestrial

ethereal, supernatural, transcendent, transcendental
Antonyms of terrestrial

heavenly, nontemporal, unearthly, unworldly
2 having to do with the practical details of regular life
  • let's focus on terrestrial issues—such as how to pay the bills
Synonyms of terrestrial

everyday, mundane, nitty-gritty, prosaic, workaday
Words Related to terrestrial

earthly, temporal, worldly

average, common, commonplace, customary, familiar, garden, generic, normal, ordinary, plain, popular, routine, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine (or run-of-mine), standard, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual

frequent, habitual, regular

expected, predictable
Near Antonyms of terrestrial

high-minded, lofty, noble, sublime

aberrant, abnormal, atypical

exceptional, extraordinary, freak, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, singular, special, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted

bizarre, curious, far-out, funny, odd, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outré, quaint, quirky, remarkable, screwy, strange, weird, wild

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