EARTHBORN Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

earthborn

adjective

ˈərth-ˌbȯrn

Definition of earthborn

as in terrestrial

having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven turned away from earthborn concerns during the High Holidays

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as in human

relating to or characteristic of human beings he claims to be above such earthborn concerns as material comfort

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Adjective

The deal includes the terrestrial TV channels and streaming service of ITV, Britain’s largest commercial broadcaster.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
At least within the precision limits of the Perseverance’s instruments, the material roughly matches terrestrial kerogen.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026

Definition of terrestrial

Adjective

In addition, the tritium is far safer compared to historical alternatives because beta particles cannot penetrate human skin, and the gas is securely stored in the form of a solid metal hydride foil, eliminating the danger of leakage or explosion.

— David Szondy July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Federal public health officials say West Nile virus cases are at an all time high for this time of the year, the highest number of human cases reported in June since 2004.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of human

Adjective

This enables researchers to track spatial and temporal trends for many Wisconsin species, such as black bears, bobcats, coyotes, opossum and raccoons.

— Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Though editor Yorgos Mavropsaridis (a Yorgos Lanthimos regular) cuts the film with brisk concision, there’s also a welcome temporal elasticity here — the sense that life can change in the blink of an eye, but also stall for undefined passages.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 June 2026

Definition of temporal

Adjective

Now, new research may rewrite the definition of these planets that make the solar system look a little bit mundane.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 July 2026
However, Mamdani wasted no time putting his stamp on the relatively small Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), which is tasked with comparatively mundane administrative duties of issuing shooting permits to film and TV productions.

— Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

Definition of mundane

Adjective

Computer models and other non-animal testing methods still aren’t the best available science, critics contend.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
The charity reports a 70% increase in multi-animal incidents across England and Wales since 2021, defining such cases as those involving 10 or more animals.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of animal

Adjective

During the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century, both Martin Luther and John Calvin distinguished spiritual from earthly authority and called for a division of labor between the two.

— Steven K. Green, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
People at the most senior levels of the government have no earthly idea what's being discussed inside the White House, inside the Oval Office and the Situation Room.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026

Definition of earthly

Adjective

Balogun crashed into Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemović, landing his foot on top of Muharemović’s during the physical match.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Hawaiian Tropic’s zinc oxide formula, a physical UV blocker, brushes on with a matte, translucent finish and leaves no white cast on most skin tones.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 1, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

Definition of physical

Adjective

Big dreams have a tendency to shape-shift when they are transformed into earthbound finite reality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
Instead of transforming into the strongest man in the galaxy to protect his throne from the evil duo of Skeletor (voiced by Jared Leto) and Evil-Lyn (Alison Brie), earthbound Adam parries HR complaints while sitting behind a desk plate that labels his gender identity not as He-Man but He/Him.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

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