worldly
adjective
, ˈwərl-lē\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for worldly
Synonyms
cosmopolitan, smart, sophisticated, worldly-wise
Antonyms
guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), unsophisticated, untutored, unworldly, wide-eyed
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Gathered before him is a large plastic tub of belongings, two plastic bags of clothes stacked in a laundry bin, and an oversized stereo boom box, accounting for essentially all the worldly possessions McKenzie brought to Buffalo. — John Wawrow, The Denver Post, "Bills’ Isaiah McKenzie is all packed up, but hoping to stay," 27 Aug. 2019 This is an excellent time to put important plans into motion, make major changes or ask for advice from those who are wiser and worldlier. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, "Horoscope for Aug. 21, 2019: Sagittarius, be of strong character at all times; Pisces, make that apology," 21 Aug. 2019 So is Joe really nurturing a generation of smarter, healthier, more worldly men, or an army of conspiracy theorists and alt-right super soldiers? — Devin Gordon, The Atlantic, "I Tried to Live Like Joe Rogan," 19 Aug. 2019 Frédérique is clever and hard to read and has an air of worldly sophistication. — Christopher Tayler, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 19 Aug. 2019 The end result can be beautiful other-worldly creations. — Daniel Wolfe, Quartz, "How plastic turns into rocks and ends up on our beaches," 8 Aug. 2019 There's something about the horrific events unfolding in a bright pastoral setting bathed in round-the-clock sunlight that heightens that other-worldly effect. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Midsommar is a slasher film with artsy ambitions that doesn’t quite work," 4 July 2019 Anyone who thinks about art in an intelligent, worldly way understands that artists and connoisseur patrons draw from everywhere. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, "Dijon’s Masterpiece of a Museum, Brilliantly Renovated," 20 July 2019 Poor Charlie’s Almanack’ was aimed at trying to limit avoidable ignorance of worldly wisdom. — Shelby Pope, SFChronicle.com, "Billionaire’s 2005 ‘Almanack’ of sage advice finds an audience in S.F. tech world," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'worldly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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