SUBLUNARY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

sublunary

adjective

ˌsəb-ˈlü-nə-rē

Definition of sublunary

as in mundane

having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven like all sublunary things, this misery will one day end

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Recent Examples of sublunary We are reminded of dogs as an intermediary between mankind and the rest of creation, both sublunary and celestial; dogs remind us daily of our animal selves and are audience to our higher moments. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 May 2026 Our attention plunges in while the body remains firmly rooted in the sublunary world. — Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023 Planets and stars, eclipses and conjunctions would seem to have no direct effect on our lives, unlike the mundane and sublunary antics of our fellow humans. — Alison Gopnik, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 In the profoundest sense, the words and deeds of a martyr say to her society that there is a higher world, a world that works according to a logic superior to that of this sublunary sphere. — Dwight Lindley Iii, National Review, 16 May 2021 But change is the only constant in our sublunary world, as writers down the centuries have noted; Powell, too, knew this well. — Neel Mukherjee, New York Times, 7 May 2018

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Adjective

More empowerment, fewer mundane tasks What Smolnikov describes is a reduction of routine tasks related to translation and market adaptation.

— Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
The movie is wondrously attuned to the mundane, to the absurd humor and gentle devastation that lives in the everyday — and in so much of his work.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of mundane

Adjective

The happy faces lit up their temporal cortex and caudate nucleus, which are parts of the brain associated with higher cognitive and reward processing.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 28 Aug. 2026
The study also establishes Cygnus X-3 as the first ultra-high-energy gamma-ray source known to show temporal variability.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of temporal

Adjective

Over millions of years, those extra abdominal oars were simplified, repurposed, and eventually erased entirely, leaving behind the streamlined six-legged architects of Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
The fox is Svalbard's only native terrestrial predator, apart from the polar bear.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of terrestrial

Adjective

At face value, young men exercising should not be reason to sound the alarms, and yet there is something treacherous about men in their formative years placing physical beauty as the ultimate expression of self-actualization.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
Back in 2015, Parton and her team buried a chestnut box filled with physical copies of a brand new song in two formats, cassette and CD, along with their corresponding players, under her Dollywood DreamMore Resort and Spa.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of physical

Adjective

The eagerly anticipated new Los Angeles museum will welcome earthly visitors on September 22.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Instead, Farage's main opponent is Count Binface, a political satirist posing as a comic space alien, with a keen interest in earthly matters, including the positioning of a hand dryer in the men's toilet in a pub in west London.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of earthly

Adjective

Vegetable Oils Vegetable and seed oils are some of the richest non-animal dietary sources of CoQ10.

— Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 16 July 2026
Computer models and other non-animal testing methods still aren’t the best available science, critics contend.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

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