NONTEMPORAL Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

nontemporal

adjective

Definition of nontemporal

as in celestial

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Recent Examples of nontemporal Where Reasons End is set in a nontemporal, nonphysical place. — Eve Bowen, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2022

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Adjective

Every nightfall is different — different seasonal colors, angels, weather, celestial glows, grasses and shadows.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
The two planets clashed for the first time on September 15, when Venus was in its pre-retrograde shadow; these celestial forces meet again on October 20, with a final standoff on December 9 during the post-retrograde period.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of celestial

Adjective

The duo think they’re headed to the heavenly afterlife only to arrive at the office of the Devil (voiced by Culkin), who seems overwhelmed by his job.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
To qualify for beatification, the Vatican normally requires one miracle attributable to the faithful seeking the candidate's heavenly prayers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of heavenly

Adjective

Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
Channels the inner, bestial urges to release an unworldly howl that pushes back any nearby enemies.

— Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025

Definition of unworldly

Adjective

During Argentina’s semifinal victory, against England, Messi, who is still playing at the unearthly age of thirty-nine, spent the opening hour of the match being buffeted and bypassed by the action.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 May 2026

Definition of unearthly

Adjective

But to conservative Christian critics, even the possibility of portraying a divine Christ figure as anything but male goes beyond artistic license.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
In mid-September, Oprah posted an Instagram reel wearing the most divine sweater, which combined a fisherman knit with delicate lace trim.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 2 Oct. 2026

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