earthbound
earth·bound [ ˈərth-ˌbau̇nd]
1a : fast in or to the soil
//earthbound roots
b : located on or restricted to land or to the surface of the earth Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
Synonyms: Synonyms
- carnal,
- earthborn,
- earthly,
- fleshly,
- material,
- mundane,
- sublunary,
- temporal,
- terrene,
- terrestrial,
- worldly
Synonyms: Antonyms
Recent Examples on the Web
//But the wry singer had more earthbound matters on his mind.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Rolling Stones rock Rose Bowl as NASA announces ‘Rolling Stones Rock’ on Mars," 23 Aug. 2019
//But very occasionally, the earthbound equivalent of a lightning strike occurs, and something remarkable appears in an instant.
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Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, "This Centuries-Old Geoduck Shell May Rewrite the Rules About Who Can Harvest the Fancy Clam," 27 Aug. 2019
//The sublimity of Esther’s airborne monologue thus stands in marked contrast to the movie around it, which remains stubbornly earthbound.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Our Time’ opens up a marriage and finds more beauty than insight," 11 July 2019
//Sometimes earthbound, sometimes spinning in mid-air, this species, known formally as A-WOL Dance Collective, brings an ethereal, fascinating mix of aerial and contemporary dance, acrobatics, circus arts and gymnastics to the woods off Oregon 43.
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oregonlive.com, "West Linn dance-in-the-park show mixes aerial feats, circus arts," 29 July 2019
//Of the two Swedish vocal soloists, contralto Anna Larsson remained earthbound, while soprano Miah Persson soared.
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Los Angeles Times, "Review: For Gustavo Dudamel, Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ is no mere picnic at the Hollywood Bowl," 24 July 2019
//The buzzards stalking the household ought to inspire a shiver of dread, but the actors in capes and giant bird masks feel terribly earthbound and on-the-nose as predatory symbols of bigotry.
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Nelson Pressley, Washington Post, "‘American Spies,’ examining a Japanese American family in 1941, doesn’t quite find its footing," 23 July 2019
//The sublimity of Esther’s airborne monologue thus stands in marked contrast to the movie around it, which remains stubbornly earthbound.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Our Time’ opens up a marriage and finds more beauty than insight," 11 July 2019
//The eight-channel sound installation had both a vaster ambition and more earthbound vision.
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Los Angeles Times, "Review: At Mt. Wilson, cosmic sound art reaches far beyond a mere moon landing," 21 July 2019
First Known Use of earthbound
circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Dictionary Entries near earthbound
More Synonyms and Antonyms ofearthbound
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven
- we have too many earthbound worries to speculate on the number of angels who can dance on the head of a pin
- carnal,
- earthborn,
- earthly,
- fleshly,
- material,
- mundane,
- sublunary,
- temporal,
- terrene,
- terrestrial,
- worldly