Synonyms for terrestrial

Synonyms for (adj) terrestrial

Synonyms: terrestrial

Definition: operating or living or growing on land

Similar words: onshore

Definition: on the edge of the land

Usage: an onshore lighthouse


Similar words: overland

Definition: traveling or passing over land

Usage: an overland journey; the overland route used by Marco Polo


Synonyms: terrestrial, sublunar, sublunary

Definition: of this earth

Usage: transcendental motives for sublunary actions; fleeting sublunary pleasures; the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball

Similar words: earthly

Definition: of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven

Usage: earthly beings; believed that our earthly life is all that matters; earthly love; our earthly home


Synonyms: terrestrial, mundane

Definition: concerned with the world or worldly matters

Usage: mundane affairs; he developed an immense terrestrial practicality

Similar words: secular, worldly, temporal

Definition: characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

Usage: worldly goods and advancement; temporal possessions of the church


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