earthbound

adjective

ˈərth-ˌbau̇nd How to pronounce earthbound (audio)
Definition of earthboundnext
as in mundane
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven we have too many earthbound worries to speculate on the number of angels who can dance on the head of a pin

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Recent Examples of earthbound Superhero movies, once a Teflon genre, have become worryingly earthbound at the box office. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 May 2026 Both Anduril and Isomorphic are deeply technical companies that have risen at a time when advances in AI have not only rendered the impossible possible, but made moonshots seem earthbound. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 13 May 2026 Read More Williams’s comedy is rooted in a pithy, earthbound philosophy. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Even the runways were earthbound, with moss bearing the strutting weight of models at Hermès and Miu Miu—the latter of which had someone assigned to patching the areas guests stepped on. — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for earthbound
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthbound
  1. mundane
  2. temporal
  3. terrestrial
  4. earthly
  5. physical
  6. animal
Adjective
  • Large swaths of the film are composed of close-ups of people’s faces or hands, giving seemingly mundane exchanges and gestures — say, a moment when Evans, unimpressed with Holmes’s egg-whisking technique, confiscates the bowl — greater weight.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • But even the mundane conversations were remarkable in their unremarkableness.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of mundane
Adjective
  • High dynamic range, 4K finishing and temporal consistency remain significant challenges, even as Eyeline advances its own solutions.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The team tested whether the hardware could distinguish temporal patterns using four consecutive input signals that could each be switched on or off.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of temporal
Adjective
  • That’s why the stocks reacted, because people finally came to terms with the fact that Elon is actually going to build a terrestrial network.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Too aquatic for roads, yet too terrestrial for boats, boglands remain some of the most remote and difficult landscapes to access.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of terrestrial
Adjective
  • And as his earthly life drew to a close, that belief gave him peace.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Fortunately for us mere mortals, goddess braids are very much an earthly delight.
    — Eden Stuart, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of earthly
Adjective
  • Habits are usually paired with physical or emotional cues, and disrupting those cues can disrupt the habit.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • There was also a physical dispute between Parillo and Amy Helm after her removal, during which police were called to LHS in Woodstock.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of physical
Adjective
  • Vegetable Oils Vegetable and seed oils are some of the richest non-animal dietary sources of CoQ10.
    — Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 16 July 2026
  • Computer models and other non-animal testing methods still aren’t the best available science, critics contend.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of animal

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“Earthbound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthbound. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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