Planetary and World

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

Planetary is a synonym for world. You can use "Planetary" instead an adjective "World".

Nearby Words: worldly, worldling

Both words in one sentence

  • Death World 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.
  • Planetary Romance 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.
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