Earthly and Unworldly

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Earthly adjective - Having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven.

Usage example: a sermon against our obsession with earthly pursuits

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Unworldly is an antonym for earthly.

Nearby Words: earth, earthy, earthen

Unworldly adjective - Not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations.

Usage example: "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney

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Earthly is an antonym for unworldly in topics: inexperienced, spiritual.

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Unworldly and Earthly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/earthly/unworldly

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