GALAXIES Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

galaxies

noun

plural of galaxy

as in worlds

a huge physical or conceptual distance they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of galaxies The team was also able to roughly estimate the mass of this feeding cosmic titan, which sits at the heart of the Perseus Cluster, a massive collection of thousands of galaxies. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Detecting and measuring FRBs and their host galaxies can help solve the puzzle, Nanayakkara says. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 The Nobel committee said his work was instrumental to the construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, which glimpsed the first high-energy neutrinos from faraway galaxies. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 Halzen’s idea to use Antarctic ice as a giant detector helped create the IceCube observatory, which has captured high-energy neutrinos from distant galaxies and opened a new form of astronomy. — Kostya Manenkov, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxies

Noun

Having multiple worlds all in one orbit might be handy for interplanetary travel.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
For Homes, her pursuit of other worlds began through phone books and letters to strangers.

— Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of worlds

Noun

The black hole sits at the center of the galaxy NGC 1275, located around 225 light-years away, and is the brightest galaxy of the Perseus Cluster.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Smart home control, routines, general queries, calendar management, and shopping are light-years ahead of pre-AI Alexa, mostly because the new Alexa understands me better.

— Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of light-years

Browse Nearby Words

galas

galaxies

galaxy

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

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

Copy Citation

Synonyms of galaxies

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

compunction

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes