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 The interesting part for us is finding the point where those two worlds can coexist naturally. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026 Astronomers are now beginning to discover very many of these free-floating worlds. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The Volcanic Explosivity Index, or VEI, was created primarily for terrestrial eruptions and cannot be transferred directly to worlds with weaker gravity, thinner atmospheres, and different volcanic materials. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 Many readers have difficulty synthesizing the strange worlds of these characters. — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026 Hybrid work can sound like the best of both worlds—giving employees flexibility while preserving opportunities for face-to-face connection. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 The record labels’ personas and allies clashed in what came to be known as the battle between the East and West Coast rap worlds. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 There, horseback rides along the Sea of Cortez, a traditional underground barbacoa feast and immersive desert experiences at Las Ventanas al Paraíso provide a finale that feels worlds away from where the trip began. — Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The view changes as the ship’s pilots deftly navigate worlds — or at least try to — like the metropolis of Coruscant and the deserts of Tatooine. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The phenomenon may have a special appeal to youth in the region due to a culture of assembling in public areas, Frederick Luis Aldama, a humanities professor at the University of Texas at Austin, told CNN.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Harper arrived at Bates College in Maine in 2020 as an idealistic new PhD in comparative literature, grateful for the tenure-track job that promised him that rarest of prizes these days — a career in the humanities.

— Gary Rosen, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of humanities

Noun

There’s an emotional, almost personal aspect of this, too, because the story of planets is also the story of life’s origins—including our own.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
This code, developed at Switzerland’s University of Bern over two decades, is designed to simulate collisions between asteroids, comets and planets, and analyze the impact by looking at millions of individual particles involved in each scenario.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of planets

Noun

Starz has also looked after its separation from Lionsgate to develop its own IP in-house and on a lower per-episode content cost overall, and to draw from within the Power and Outlander universes for new series.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
And the cast has blown up to the point where Marvel is now bringing in folks from other superhero universes.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of universes

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

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
Besides dusting, this includes wiping off the lightbulbs, removing any light globes to wash and dry them, and wiping dust from the fan’s motor and pull chain with a microfiber cloth.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 May 2026

Definition of globes

Noun

The tiny and quick drones are being deployed in an increasing number of school districts – part of a growing school security industry as parents and schools find new ways to protect students and staff from carnage.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The College-in-3 Exchange was born, and dozens of higher education institutions joined the network to look for ways to help students get degrees faster.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026