MACROCOSM Synonyms: 9 Similar and Opposite Words

macrocosm

noun

ˈma-krə-ˌkä-zəm

Definition of macrocosm

as in universe

the whole body of things observed or assumed almost the entirety of the vast macrocosm remains beyond our reach

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Recent Examples of macrocosm The same problem exists in macrocosm at the school-district level. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026 Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm. — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 Vedic astrology, too, attributes personalities to planets and speaks of the connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm. — Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 10 Jan. 2026 Carol’s book signing before the world-altering event is really a microcosm of what would soon become the macrocosm. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025 For me, to have this opportunity as two women is really thrilling professionally, personally, especially in the macrocosm of theater. — Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024 The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop — so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another — is not something to celebrate. — New York Times, 3 May 2022 But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival. — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2022 In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience. — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 6 Jan. 2020

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Noun

The latter predicts a single universe by denying the universal validity of Schrödinger’s equation.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
His sudden death in Rushville, frozen in the bleachers of the high school football stadium, certainly looked final, but this is the wild topsy-turvy universe of superheroes, so anything is possible.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of universe

Noun

In North Georgia’s mountains, autumn already is transforming ridges, forests and streambanks into dazzling palettes of reds, yellows, maroons and deep oranges — all part of nature’s annual leaf color spectacle.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 17 Oct. 2026
As nature trades its summer greens for a rich tapestry of amber, rust, burgundy, and gold, our wardrobes are following suit—and with all manner of vibrant, textured, statement-making accessories piled on top.

— Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2026

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