Definition for Terrestrial:

• Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an astronomical telescope.

Synonyms for Terrestrial:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • terrestrial.
  •earthlike (adjective)
  • loamiest,
  • loamy,
  • loamier.
  •earthly (adjective)
  • profane,
  • physical,
  • Subsolar,
  • mundane,
  • prosaic,
  • global.
  •fleshly (adjective)
  • fleshly,
  • of this world.
  •pandemic (adjective)
  • worldwide.
  •temporal (adjective)
  • un hallowed,
  • more unsacred,
  • most subcelestial,
  • non sacred,
  • more nonsacred,
  • un sacred,
  • most unsanctified,
  • sub-celestial,
  • most nonsacred,
  • sub celestial,
  • un-sacred,
  • most unsacred,
  • un sanctified,
  • more unsanctified,
  • more subcelestial.
  •universal (adjective)
  • pandemic,
  • multinational,
  • all over,
  • all-embracing,
  • multi-national,
  • allover,
  • all-over.
  •worldly (adjective)
  • un-godlier,
  • un godly,
  • un-godly,
  • un godliest,
  • un-godliest,
  • un godlier.

• n.

  •
  • television,
  • programming,
  • televisual,
  • live,
  • on air,
  • radio,
  • rating,
  • color,
  • continuity,
  • on-screen.
  •
  • fault,
  • aquifer,
  • floor,
  • place,
  • body,
  • continental shelf,
  • geology,
  • culture,
  • geological,
  • faultline,
  • geography,
  • continental drift,
  • crust.
  •
  • matter.
  •earthly (noun)
  • study at earthly.
  •sublunar (noun)
  • sublunar.
  •terrestrial (noun)
  • land.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • earthlike.
  •
  • secular,
  • earthen,
  • earthy.

Paraphrases for Terrestrial:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    ground-based, earthly, land-based, onshore, ground.
  • Proper noun, singular
    land-based, onshore, ground.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    earth-based, shore-based, at-grade, territorial, land-, low-earth, Above-ground, anti-aircraft, wireless, mainland, continental, wild, on-land, ground-launched.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Lis, zones.
  • Noun, plural
    Habitats, sites, violations, armies, crossings, lands, landmines.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    land, lands.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    ground.

Antonyms for Terrestrial:

• adj.

  • all
    amphibious, aquatic.
  • earthly
    otherworldly, cosmic, heavenly.
  • Other antonyms:
    transcendental, lofty, extraordinary, freak, metaphysical, transcendent, uncommon, outlandish, rare, curious, screwy, exceptional, far-out, strange, aberrant, high-minded, remarkable, peculiar, atypical, phenomenal, unwonted, utopian, weird, abnormal, sublime, funny, odd, unusual, wild, bizarre, quirky, singular, divine, uncustomary, unearthly, supernatural, unique, outre, noble, special, extraterrestrial, quaint, out-of-the-way.

Terrestrial Sentence Examples:

• These objects and powers, celestial and terrestrial, which force themselves most on men's attention, have some of them several proper names, identified with those of different individuals, born at different places, and having different sets of adventures.

• We go there for our terrestrial paradise.