🔄 Synonyms of "Worldly"
11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mundanenoun | Ordinary; not new. |
| profanenoun | Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious. |
| blasenoun | A male given name from Latin. |
| temporalnoun | (relational) Relating to time: |
| sophisticated | Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise. |
| mercenarynoun | A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain. |
| materialnoun | Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical. |
| economic | Pertaining to an economy. |
| materialistic | Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth. |
| worldly-minded | marked by materialism |
| terrestrialnoun | Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Worldly"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unworldly | Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Worldly"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mundane | Ordinary; not new. |
| materialnoun | Of, relating to, or consisting of matter, especially physical. |
| temporal | (relational) Relating to time: |
| sophisticated | Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise. |
| materialistic | Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth. |
| mercenary | Motivated by personal gain. |
| economic | Pertaining to an economy. |
| blase | Alternative form of blasé. [Unimpressed with something because of overfamiliarity.] |
| profane | Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious. |
| terrestrial | Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly. |
| worldly-minded | marked by materialism |
| goodsnoun | (business, economics) That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed. |
| secular | Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical. |
| lay | Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them. |
| ground | Crushed, or reduced to small particles. |
| land-based | — |
| earthlynoun | Relating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven; terrestrial. |
| carnal | Relating to the physical and especially sexual appetites or activities. |
| physicalnoun | Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world. |
| sublunarynoun | (by extension) In or of this world (as opposed to heaven, etc.); earthly, terrestrial. |
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