WORLDS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

worlds

noun

plural of world

as in humanities

human beings in general the whole world is waiting to see how this crisis will play out

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as in planets

the celestial body on which we live worried about the effects of pollution on the world

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as in universes

the whole body of things observed or assumed theories about the origin of the world

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voids

as in galaxies

a huge physical or conceptual distance they have ideas for the new project that are a world away from his own

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Recent Examples of worlds For the one who loves peanut butter-banana everything, this icebox pie is the best of both worlds. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 July 2026 Music remains uniquely positioned to bridge the physical and digital worlds. — Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 3 July 2026 The silent protagonist is as mysterious as the movie that wanders along the cinematic edge between the physical and the spiritual worlds. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026 What Tianwen-2 Will Do Tianwen-2 will now begin exploring one of the smallest and most intriguing worlds ever visited. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Hotel options offer something for the whole family The elegant Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota offers a best-of-both-worlds kind of stay. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 30 June 2026 The mission won't just hunt for aliens, but rather explore these habitable planets and their atmospheres, expanding our understanding of other worlds while also being used for a variety of astronomical purposes. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 6 July 2026 In other worlds, the suit said the utilities agreed to operate in compliance with ISO orders, which at times included modifying or expanding their high voltage transmission systems. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026 The mission’s detailed investigation of Europa will help scientists better understand the astrobiological potential for habitable worlds beyond our planet. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

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Noun

Social Security, the roots of noninterference, humanities, pet custody and more, in readers' eyes.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 2 July 2026
Rather than just letting humanities departments die off, red-state legislatures have flooded public universities with something like a Works Progress Administration for academics.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of humanities

Noun

What's happening with the new race to the moon and other planets?

— Space.com Staff, Space.com, 4 July 2026
But the corresponding upheaval is still catastrophic for any surrounding planets, which either get swallowed up by the expanding star, or drift into wider orbits as the star’s gravity weakens—some are flung out from the system entirely.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 1 July 2026

Definition of planets

Noun

Nice-guy-with-an-edge Joel McHale oversees this mashup of reality universes and large-than-life personalities.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Some talent agencies are now putting capital and production muscle behind top music video directors to build out full creative universes around their work.

— Stacy Martinet, Variety, 26 June 2026

Definition of universes

Noun

The images may help scientists discern how galaxies form and cluster over billions of years, and how the universe came to be.

— Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Plenty of cosmic wonders are expected to be revealed by the telescope, including thousands of previously unseen asteroids, exploding supernova stars and millions of distant galaxies.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of galaxies

Noun

But even as democratic governments have become more proficient and more technologically adept at thwarting terrorists, some in our societies have become insensitive, or even callous, about the civilizational consequences of terror and violence.

— Anne Neuberger, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Many industrial societies are facing aging populations, tightening labor markets and growing shortages of skilled workers.

— Arungalai Anbarasu, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of societies

Noun

In another Amsterdam photo, a pair of identical world globes, recalling Ghirri’s passion for cartography and atlases, rest on matching supports to conjure that oldest of surrealist tropes, a pair of staring eyes.

— James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Besides dusting, this includes wiping off the lightbulbs, removing any light globes to wash and dry them, and wiping dust from the fan’s motor and pull chain with a microfiber cloth.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 May 2026

Definition of globes

Noun

But that one course, Sugarloaf Golf Club, is also one of the few publics in the Northeast to have made Golf Digest’s Top 100, a Robert Trent Jones II classic with drop dead views on nearly every hole, carved from a gorgeous wilderness teeming with moose and other wildlife.

— Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Museums are sincerely trying to connect with their publics (even if these are often cast as consumers), and the horizon for that experiment is almost limitless.

— Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026