earth

The word “earth” has 1 syllable: earth.

It's pronounced as /ɜːrθ/.


What is synonym and antonym for earth?

In the thesaurus, “earth” has 22 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for earth along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for earth

  • bomb
  • bundle
  • clay
  • coast
  • dirt
  • dust
  • fortune
  • globe
  • gravel
  • ground
  • land
  • mint
  • mud
  • pile
  • planet
  • sand
  • shore
  • soil
  • surface
  • terrain
  • turf
  • world

Antonyms for earth

  • mite
  • peanuts
  • pittance
  • sky
  • song

Meanings of earth

  • proper noun
    1. The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.
    2. The personification of the Earth or earth, as a fertile woman or goddess.
  • noun
    1. Soil.
    2. Any general rock-based material.
    3. The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
    4. A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
    5. The lair (as a hole on the ground) of an animal such as fox.
    6. A region of the planet; a land or country.
    7. Worldly things, as against spiritual ones.
    8. The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).
    9. The people on the globe.
    10. The human body.
    11. The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.
    12. Any of certain substances now known to be oxides of metal, which were distinguished by being infusible, and by insolubility in water.
  • verb
    1. To connect electrically to the earth.
    2. To bury.
    3. To burrow.

Example Sentences

  • They planted the young sapling firmly in the earth.
  • The ancient ruins revealed layers of history buried beneath the earth.
  • As the meteor streaked across the sky, it returned to the earth in a blaze.
  • The gardener carefully tilled the soil to enrich the earth for planting.
  • From space, the beauty of our blue earth is truly breathtaking.

On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to earth, such as: bomb, bundle, clay, coast, dirt, dust, fortune.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

absence

abstaining

  • austere
  • calm
  • chastity
  • dark
  • declining
  • delaying
  • disapproval
  • disciplined
  • dispassionate
  • down-to-earth
  • earnest
  • fasting
  • frugality
  • hesitating
  • levelheaded
  • low-key
  • lucid
  • moderation
  • no-nonsense
  • practical
  • quiet
  • rational
  • realistic
  • reasonable
  • rebuttal
  • refusing
  • rejecting
  • rejection
  • repudiation
  • restrained
  • retraction
  • sedate
  • self-restraint
  • serene
  • serious
  • solemn
  • somber
  • staid
  • subdued
  • temporizing
  • turning down
  • veto

banausic

  • banal
  • boring
  • drab
  • dreary
  • dull
  • earthly
  • everyday
  • greedy
  • ho-hum
  • humdrum
  • materialistic
  • mediocre
  • monotonous
  • mundane
  • obtainable
  • pedantic
  • physical
  • plodding
  • ponderous
  • pragmatic
  • pragmatical
  • profane
  • prosaic
  • repetitious
  • repetitive
  • secular
  • sensual
  • staid
  • tedious
  • temporal
  • tiresome
  • uninteresting
  • utilitarian

earthborn

earthbound


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