Planetary
Planetary adjective - Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope.
Usage example: neither national nor continental but planetary
World is a synonym for planetary. In some cases you can use "World" instead an adjective "Planetary".
Nearby Words: planet, planetarium
World
World adjective - Involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope.
Usage example: a world crisis
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
-
Nearly every world seen in The Chronicles of Riddick, save Helion Prime, is a planetary-scale deathtrap.
Source: Death World - At the very least, the UN is responsible for Earth's off-world colonies, as well as off-world peacekeeping and general planetary defense, through the UN Navy.
Source: United Nations Is a Superpower -
Unlike most planetary romances, the science (particularly the one which is based on different natural laws and thus doesn't really work in our world) is carefully described.
Source: Planetary Romance
Cite this Source
World and Planetary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/planetary/world
Planetary & World. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/planetary/world>.
World or Planetary. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/planetary/world.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "planetary" and "world" have occurred on timeline