Synonyms of terrestrial

terrestrial

adjective

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
• bodily
• sublunary
• worldly
• corporeal
• terrene
• daily
• carnal
• corporal
• material
• fleshly
• diurnal
• earthborn
• anthropocentric
• anthropic
• unspiritual
• anthropical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• celestial
• heavenly
• unearthly
• metaphysical
• spiritual
• religious
• divine
• nontemporal
• unworldly
• sacred
• extraterrestrial
• utopian
• supernal
• devotional
• empyrean
• empyreal
• supernatural
• Elysian
• transcendental
• transcendent
• ethereal

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
• unexceptional
• run-of-the-mill
• predictable
• run-of-the-mine
• unremarkable
• run-of-mine
• 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

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