Synonyms for world
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1. worldnoun

   The Earth.

   People are dying of starvation all over the world.

   Synonyms:
   Sol III, Earth, globe

2. worldnoun

   An individual or group perspective or social setting.

   In the world of boxing, good diet is all-important.

   Synonyms:
   circle

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1. world

   Synonyms:
   globe, earth, universe, cosmos people

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1. universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosmnoun

   everything that exists anywhere

   "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"

   Synonyms:
   cosmos, humans, founding, humanity, public, man, instauration, cosmea, introduction, human race, universe, innovation, creative activity, existence, humankind, conception, earth, reality, population, foundation, beingness, institution, human beings, origination, macrocosm, universe of discourse, domain, populace, globe, being, worldly concern, mankind, initiation, earthly concern, creation

   Antonyms:
   national

2. world, domainnoun

   people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest

   "the Western world"

   Synonyms:
   globe, reality, humankind, public, human race, orbit, earthly concern, man, cosmos, humanity, creation, macrocosm, universe, knowledge base, worldly concern, area, populace, sphere, knowledge domain, human beings, mankind, existence, land, humans, demesne, earth, field, arena, domain of a function, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

3. world, realitynoun

   all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

   "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"

   Synonyms:
   globe, reality, humankind, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, humanity, creation, macrocosm, universe, worldly concern, populace, human beings, mankind, existence, realism, humans, realness, earth, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

4. Earth, earth, world, globenoun

   the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

   "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"

   Synonyms:
   reality, humankind, ground, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, globe, creation, macrocosm, solid ground, universe, dry land, worldly concern, land, populace, humanity, human beings, mankind, existence, orb, humans, earth, ball, terra firma, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

5. populace, public, worldnoun

   people in general considered as a whole

   "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

   Synonyms:
   reality, humankind, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, globe, creation, macrocosm, universe, worldly concern, populace, humanity, human beings, mankind, existence, humans, earth, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

6. worldnoun

   a part of the earth that can be considered separately

   "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"

   Synonyms:
   globe, reality, humankind, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, humanity, creation, macrocosm, universe, worldly concern, populace, human beings, mankind, existence, humans, earth, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

7. worldly concern, earthly concern, world, earthnoun

   the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

   "they consider the church to be independent of the world"

   Synonyms:
   reality, humankind, ground, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, globe, creation, macrocosm, solid ground, universe, dry land, worldly concern, land, populace, humanity, human beings, mankind, existence, humans, earth, terra firma, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

8. world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, manadjective

   all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

   "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

   Synonyms:
   cosmos, humans, globe, humanity, military personnel, homo, man, universe, piece, populace, existence, valet, humankind, human race, public, earth, reality, adult male, humanness, worldly concern, human beings, macrocosm, human being, valet de chambre, domain, gentleman, human, serviceman, military man, gentleman's gentleman, mankind, manhood, earthly concern, creation

   Antonyms:
   national

9. global, planetary, world(a), worldwide, world-wideadjective

   involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

   "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"

   Antonyms:
   national

Matched Categories

1. • Class
   • Experience
   • Natural Object
   • Part
   • People
   • Terrestrial Planet

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   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

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1. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   universe, cosmos, creation, nature

2. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   earth, globe, terraqueous globe

3. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   planet, heavenly body

4. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   life, things, human affairs, secular affairs, affairs of life, social life, ways of men, course of things, stream of time

5. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   public, society, people, men, mankind, human race

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1. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   earth, creation, universe, cosmos, globe, planet, macrocosm, microcosm

   Associated words:
   cosmology, cosmologist, cosmography, cosmogony, cosmographer, cosmogonist, cosmometry, cosmoplastic, cosmic, cosmolatry, cosmopolite, cosmopolitan, cataclysm, ante-mundane, secularize, secularization, secularist, supermundane, geography, geology, paleontology, tellurian, telluric

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1. List of paraphrases for "world":

   global, globe, worldwide, monde, planet, universal, international, mundo, universe, worid, earth, mondo, mondiale, welt, globally, mundial, mondial

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1. Ryan Pack:

   It is very painful being so abnormal in a world where everyone is so normal, and it is so very painful being so normal when you live in a world where everyone is so abnormal.

2. Mark Harris:

   If you reject Jesus and you go into the great tribulation that we're describing in Revelation 13, the Devil's not going to give you that choice, you're going to be forced to worship the anti-Christ. You're going to be forced to bow down to the image of the Beast. And you know as well as I do in some countries of the world this very morning under Islamic rule, men are given no choice, but God's given you a choice this very morning.

3. Jay Hatfield:

   It's not good, but it's not the end of the world.

4. Amos Yee:

   Most people in Singapore are struggling to make ends meet. We are one of the richest countries in the world and yet we have one of the highest income inequalities.

5. Donald Trump:

   All of a sudden, he's becoming this man of faith and he was heavy into the world of abortion.