Synonyms for world
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1. worldnoun

   The Earth.

   People are dying of starvation all over the world.

   Synonyms:
   Sol III, Earth, globe

2. worldnoun

   An individual or group perspective or social setting.

   In the world of boxing, good diet is all-important.

   Synonyms:
   circle

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1. world

   Synonyms:
   globe, earth, universe, cosmos people

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1. universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosmnoun

   everything that exists anywhere

   "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"

   Synonyms:
   cosmos, humans, founding, humanity, public, man, instauration, cosmea, introduction, human race, universe, innovation, creative activity, existence, humankind, conception, earth, reality, population, foundation, beingness, institution, human beings, origination, macrocosm, universe of discourse, domain, populace, globe, being, worldly concern, mankind, initiation, earthly concern, creation

   Antonyms:
   national

2. world, domainnoun

   people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest

   "the Western world"

   Synonyms:
   globe, reality, humankind, public, human race, orbit, earthly concern, man, cosmos, humanity, creation, macrocosm, universe, knowledge base, worldly concern, area, populace, sphere, knowledge domain, human beings, mankind, existence, land, humans, demesne, earth, field, arena, domain of a function, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

3. world, realitynoun

   all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you

   "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"

   Synonyms:
   globe, reality, humankind, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, humanity, creation, macrocosm, universe, worldly concern, populace, human beings, mankind, existence, realism, humans, realness, earth, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

4. Earth, earth, world, globenoun

   the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

   "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"

   Synonyms:
   reality, humankind, ground, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, globe, creation, macrocosm, solid ground, universe, dry land, worldly concern, land, populace, humanity, human beings, mankind, existence, orb, humans, earth, ball, terra firma, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

5. populace, public, worldnoun

   people in general considered as a whole

   "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

   Synonyms:
   reality, humankind, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, globe, creation, macrocosm, universe, worldly concern, populace, humanity, human beings, mankind, existence, humans, earth, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

6. worldnoun

   a part of the earth that can be considered separately

   "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"

   Synonyms:
   globe, reality, humankind, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, humanity, creation, macrocosm, universe, worldly concern, populace, human beings, mankind, existence, humans, earth, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

7. worldly concern, earthly concern, world, earthnoun

   the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife

   "they consider the church to be independent of the world"

   Synonyms:
   reality, humankind, ground, public, human race, earthly concern, man, cosmos, globe, creation, macrocosm, solid ground, universe, dry land, worldly concern, land, populace, humanity, human beings, mankind, existence, humans, earth, terra firma, domain

   Antonyms:
   national

8. world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, manadjective

   all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

   "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

   Synonyms:
   cosmos, humans, globe, humanity, military personnel, homo, man, universe, piece, populace, existence, valet, humankind, human race, public, earth, reality, adult male, humanness, worldly concern, human beings, macrocosm, human being, valet de chambre, domain, gentleman, human, serviceman, military man, gentleman's gentleman, mankind, manhood, earthly concern, creation

   Antonyms:
   national

9. global, planetary, world(a), worldwide, world-wideadjective

   involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

   "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"

   Antonyms:
   national

Matched Categories

1. • Class
   • Experience
   • Natural Object
   • Part
   • People
   • Terrestrial Planet

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1. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   universe, cosmos, creation, nature

2. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   earth, globe, terraqueous globe

3. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   planet, heavenly body

4. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   life, things, human affairs, secular affairs, affairs of life, social life, ways of men, course of things, stream of time

5. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   public, society, people, men, mankind, human race

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1. worldnoun

   Synonyms:
   earth, creation, universe, cosmos, globe, planet, macrocosm, microcosm

   Associated words:
   cosmology, cosmologist, cosmography, cosmogony, cosmographer, cosmogonist, cosmometry, cosmoplastic, cosmic, cosmolatry, cosmopolite, cosmopolitan, cataclysm, ante-mundane, secularize, secularization, secularist, supermundane, geography, geology, paleontology, tellurian, telluric

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1. List of paraphrases for "world":

   global, globe, worldwide, monde, planet, universal, international, mundo, universe, worid, earth, mondo, mondiale, welt, globally, mundial, mondial

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1. Spencer Brown:

   Cruise Critic's community of cruisers is the largest in the world, so to be named to this list is truly an honor, of the thousands of reviews we received in 2014, these ships represent the best-of-the-best, qualified by travelers who have sailed firsthand and shared their experiences once they returned.

2. Phil Neff:

   I'm more concerned about the bad publicity that Dalton, Georgia, is getting, dalton, Georgia, is recognized throughout the world for the development of the carpet. That's what most people know it by. But now it's being known by the idea that everybody in Dalton was a supporter of Marjorie Greene -- and they were not.

3. Carlo Calenda:

   Because otherwise we cannot put an ISDS clause with China or Vietnam, because we are using ISDS clauses all around the world and because we are able to write an ISDS clause without any prejudice for the power of the state.

4. Mike Rogers:

   White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Friday at the daily press briefing. Mike Rogers, former chairman of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, weighed in late Friday afternoon. We should not underestimate what this means to our national security, a leading general in Iran just told the world that the United States of America is irrelevant and Russia welcomed him with open arms. Not only do Russia and Iran not fear us, they do not respect us. And that, is dangerous. According to two separate Western intelligence sources, Qassem Soleimani arrived in Moscow on Iran Air flight 5130 from Tehran on July 24, ten days after the nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers was announced that included a provision to lift the arms embargo on Iran. Three days later, Secretary of State John Kerry testified about the Iran nuclear deal before the Senate Armed Services Committee, assuring Congress pressure would remain on Iran's shadowy general.

5. The Bulletin:

   Three minutes( to midnight) is too close. Far too close, we, the members of the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, want to be clear about our decision not to move the hands of The Doomsday Clock in 2016 : That decision is not good news, but an expression of dismay that world leaders continue to fail to focus their efforts and the world's attention on reducing the extreme danger posed by nuclear weapons and climate change.