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 This is where the Krafts have enjoyed so many moments, worlds away from any roaring crowd or national television audience or expectation to perform at the highest level for one of the most iconic franchises in sports. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Webb figures he's got the best of both worlds, having his play-calling mentor by his side and squaring off against defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and Denver's stout defense all summer. — Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026 Freddy straddled all these worlds, observing their points of intersection and grooves of adjacency. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 This involved competing in simulated games of capture the flag held inside complex, three-dimensional virtual worlds. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 The goal was to blend those two worlds through the art of sampling. — Caché McClay, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026 Some of my favorite works in the genre introduce us to societies that seem idyllic, before revealing the rot within these supposedly perfect worlds. — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026 Barkley’s seat will be tough to fill as well, though ex-NBA players who’ve seen their stars rise in the broadcasting and podcasting worlds could be contenders, including Jeff Teague, Kevin Garnett and Richard Jefferson. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026 These are questions for future missions, but the tidal tomography technique could be employed for other worlds too, from Mercury to the large moons of Jupiter. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Beowulf Sheehan Beowulf Sheehan is a photographer of portraiture and performance in the arts and humanities.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
But in general, even a degree in the humanities and other non-STEM fields tends to result in higher incomes compared with those who never finished college.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of humanities

Noun

The film brought together three generations of Spider-Man actors for a multiverse adventure that also gave Garfield’s version of the character another chance to interact with Peter Parkers from other universes.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
In another world, a different version of Jason decided to forgo that family life in pursuit of his dream, which was apparently to build a gigantic box that allowed people to travel to other parallel universes.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of universes

Noun

While the former describes the universe on scales of planets, stars and black holes, even demonstrating how galaxies and galaxy clusters formed, the latter describes the counterintuitive physics found on scales smaller than atoms.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
The film’s opening scene has her wading naked in Hampstead Ponds at night, looking up at the blinking stars and naming the constellations to herself, then closing her eyes as if to let the galaxies above wash over her.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 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

Seeing the world through old maps The Osher Map Library, at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, is home to half a million rare maps, globes and atlases, dating as far back as the 15th century.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.

— James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Definition of globes

Noun

Gizelle, who has been stirring the pot and playing producer for everyone on the trip, keeps up her conniving ways by sitting down all the RHOP ladies except for Candiace during their Potomac retrospective moment at the party.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
But in some ways, all those previous games were a drumroll leading up to this one — Super Bowl LXI, in a futuristic $5-billion stadium, absent the lingering restrictions of a pandemic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of ways

Noun

In that sense, these figures are best viewed not as perfectly precise scores, but as reminders of how quickly forces of nature can overwhelm entire societies.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
In my time — and even today in conservative societies — this is very strictly regulated for children.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026