TEMPORAL Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

temporal

adjective

ˈtem-p(ə-)rəl

Definition of temporal

as in mundane

having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven do not worry about temporal concerns, but instead focus on spiritual matters

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as in secular

not involving religion or religious matters administrators on campus are in place to deal with students' temporal needs, and spiritual advisors are available to help students with their nontemporal needs

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Recent Examples of temporal And those are just the normal lines—not the special-occasion ones that require more serious temporal investment. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026 The trailer establishes the film’s visual ambition through high-octane action sequences and production design that spans multiple geographical and temporal settings. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026 Its physical, psychological, and temporal dislocations often precede the possibility of narration itself. — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026 Additionally, there are temporal patterns to when certain viruses reactivate during sickness. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for temporal

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Adjective

Tend to the mundane tasks occupying your to-do list, Sagittarius.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
In the meantime, you’ll be preoccupied with more mundane things this month, like organizing your budget and catching up on correspondence.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of mundane

Adjective

Treasuries were more than a decade into a massive secular bull market as the '90s bubble inflated.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Sunita Viswanath, executive director of Hindus for Human Rights, said her group is one of 61 interfaith and secular organizations that signed an open letter protesting Saturday’s event.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of secular

Adjective

Over millions of years, those extra abdominal oars were simplified, repurposed, and eventually erased entirely, leaving behind the streamlined six-legged architects of Earth’s terrestrial ecosystems.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
The fox is Svalbard's only native terrestrial predator, apart from the polar bear.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of terrestrial

Adjective

If physical gestures serve our relatives just fine, why did our own branch of the family tree gradually favor biological changes in our brains and anatomy that permitted our characteristic complexities in language and precision in speech?

— Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
His best explanations for this are pressure from shareholders to prioritize immediate returns over long-term investments, and years of obsession with digital that came at the expense of physical retail.

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of physical

Adjective

The eagerly anticipated new Los Angeles museum will welcome earthly visitors on September 22.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Instead, Farage's main opponent is Count Binface, a political satirist posing as a comic space alien, with a keen interest in earthly matters, including the positioning of a hand dryer in the men's toilet in a pub in west London.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of earthly

Adjective

Defense attorneys in both cases argued that the defendants’ intent was in question, raising in argument the possibility that their clients were not trying to cause serious bodily injury or death.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Both Walter and Lefever have pleaded not guilty to three counts of chronic neglect of a child causing great bodily harm and two counts of chronic neglect of a child causing emotional damage, his online records show.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bodily

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

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