WORLDS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

worlds

noun

plural of world

as in humanities

human beings in general the whole world is waiting to see how this crisis will play out

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as in planets

the celestial body on which we live worried about the effects of pollution on the world

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as in universes

the whole body of things observed or assumed theories about the origin of the world

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voids

as in galaxies

a huge physical or conceptual distance they have ideas for the new project that are a world away from his own

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Recent Examples of worlds Having multiple worlds all in one orbit might be handy for interplanetary travel. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026 For Homes, her pursuit of other worlds began through phone books and letters to strangers. — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 The successful application of the transmission strings method is an exciting step forward in the modelling of the atmospheres of the over 6,000 worlds in NASA's exoplanet catalog. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 This 150-acre Clayton County preserve sits near shopping centers and busy roads, but its trails wind through woodlands, ravines and ponds that feel worlds away from metro Atlanta. — Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In this love letter to the landscapes of New York state, Kaishian reveals the kaleidoscopic complexity of gender and sexuality in the plant, fungal, and animal worlds. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026 Feeling her way through unfamiliar worlds has been something of a lifelong predicament and opportunity for Choi. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 There still exists in him the hope for a return to his idealistic notion of the box being a portal for dimensional advancement, where diseases could be cured, peace could be achieved, and a techno-utopia might be possible across all worlds. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Unlike the more elaborate visual worlds of the immersive Cornucopia, the Orkestral concerts put the architecture of the music itself front and center. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026

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Noun

The academies hire civilian faculty to offer expertise in topics and disciplines that military officers don’t study as part of their careers, such as English and the humanities.

— Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Carnegie Mellon is known for its work in advanced computing, engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence, but also for its focus on humanities, particularly drama, and interdisciplinary research.

— Susan Svrluga, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of humanities

Noun

Also, the fact that planets in this arrangement slide along their orbit and swap positions means that their positions in that orbit change, which, in turn, changes the timing of the transits.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
These molecules form part of the chemical inventory that ultimately builds planets and, perhaps, even life that will one day live on those planets.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of planets

Noun

The author’s latest speculative dystopian fiction features parallel universes that explore alternate realities — and doppelgangers that stumble between the two.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Mike Flanagan has his eyes on sharing his take on the Jaws and Jurassic Park universes after his television adaptation of Carrie.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of universes

Noun

The team was also able to roughly estimate the mass of this feeding cosmic titan, which sits at the heart of the Perseus Cluster, a massive collection of thousands of galaxies.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Detecting and measuring FRBs and their host galaxies can help solve the puzzle, Nanayakkara says.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of galaxies

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

With the fan and light turned off, check for loose globes, shades, bulbs, finials, or other decorative pieces.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
Most globes take between a few weeks and a few months to make, and each is a work of art, customized for clients with family histories, past travels, migration routes, and personalized themes.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of globes

Noun

By definition, tiny houses pretty much always involve working around constraints, but some designers have found clever ways of making a small home feel like a larger one.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Ioannidis argues that, in some ways, claims of scientific progress are a public relations game.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of ways

Noun

Despite the efforts to redress the problem, South Africa remains one of the world’s most unequal societies.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The best crime thrillers consider the way violence, an endemic feature of human societies, can spiral out of hand.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026