Parochial and Worldly

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Parochial adjective - Not broad or open in views or opinions.

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Worldly is an antonym for parochial.

Nearby Word: parochialism

Worldly adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.

Usage example: she returned from her year as an exchange student a much more worldly person

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Parochial is an antonym for worldly.

Nearby Words: world, worldling

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Worldly and Parochial. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/parochial/worldly

Parochial & Worldly. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/parochial/worldly>.

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