world

• "not limited or provincial in scope"
• "global war"
• "global monetary policy"
• "neither national nor continental but planetary"
• "a world crisis"
• "of worldwide significance"

Synonyms

• globalinvolving the entire earth; having the shape of a sphere or ball
• planetaryof or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; having no fixed course; involving the entire earth
• world(a)
• worldwidespanning or extending throughout the entire world; involving the entire earth; of worldwide scope or applicability
• world-wideinvolving the entire earth; spanning or extending throughout the entire world; of worldwide scope or applicability

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

Synonyms

• universeeverything that exists anywhere; (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
• existencethe state or fact of existing; everything that exists anywhere
• creationthe human act of creating ; an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone ; the event that occurred at the beginning of something; the act of starting something for the first time; (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence ; everything that exists anywhere
• cosmoseverything that exists anywhere; any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves
• macrocosmeverything that exists anywhere

• "especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest"
• "the Western world"

Synonyms

• domaina particular environment or walk of life; territory over which rule or control is exercised; (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined ; people in general; the content of a particular field of knowledge

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

Synonyms

• realityall of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; the state of being actual or real; the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; the quality possessed by something that is real

• "the planet we live on"
• "the Earth moves around the sun"
• "he sailed around the world"

Synonyms

• Earthhide in the earth like a hunted animal ; connect to the earth; the 3rd planet from the sun; the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; the solid part of the earth's surface; the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) ; the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
• earthhide in the earth like a hunted animal ; connect to the earth; the 3rd planet from the sun; the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; the solid part of the earth's surface; the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) ; the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
• globethe 3rd planet from the sun; an object with a spherical shape; a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented

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

Synonyms

• populacepeople in general considered as a whole
• publicnot private; affecting the people or community as a whole; people in general considered as a whole; a body of people sharing some common interest

• "the outdoor world"
• "the world of insects"

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

Synonyms

• worldly concernthe concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
• earthly concernthe concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
• earthhide in the earth like a hunted animal ; connect to the earth; the 3rd planet from the sun; the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; the solid part of the earth's surface; the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell); once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) ; the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

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

Synonyms

• human raceall of the living human inhabitants of the earth
• humanitythe quality of being humane ; the quality of being human; all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
• humankindall of the living human inhabitants of the earth
• human beingsall of the living human inhabitants of the earth
• humansall of the living human inhabitants of the earth
• mankindall of the living human inhabitants of the earth
• mantake charge of a certain job; provide with workers; an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); someone who serves in the armed forces; the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage ; a male subordinate; an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea ; game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; all of the living human inhabitants of the earth