Antonyms of adj terrestrial

3 of 5 senses of terrestrial

Sense 3
terrestrial (vs. amphibious) (vs. aquatic) -- (operating or living or growing on land)

amphibious (vs. aquatic) (vs. terrestrial) -- (operating or living on land and in water; "amphibious vehicles"; "amphibious operations"; "amphibious troops"; "frogs are amphibious animals")
        => amphibiotic, semiaquatic -- (having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form)
aquatic (vs. terrestrial) (vs. amphibious) -- (operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are aquatic animals")
        => marine -- (native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales")
        => semiaquatic, subaquatic -- (partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water; "a marginal subaquatic flora")
        => subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwater -- (growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves")

Sense 4
mundane, terrestrial -- (concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality")

INDIRECT (VIA worldly) -> unworldly -- (not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney)

Sense 5
sublunar, sublunary, terrestrial -- (of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball")

INDIRECT (VIA earthly) -> heavenly -- (of or belonging to heaven or god)

Similarity of adj terrestrial

5 senses of terrestrial

Sense 1
tellurian, telluric, terrestrial, terrene -- (of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air)

Sense 2
planetary, terrestrial -- (of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial ball")

Sense 3
terrestrial (vs. amphibious) (vs. aquatic) -- (operating or living or growing on land)
       => onshore -- (on the edge of the land; "an onshore lighthouse")
       => overland -- (traveling or passing over land; "an overland journey"; "the overland route used by Marco Polo")

Sense 4
mundane, terrestrial -- (concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality")
       => worldly (vs. unworldly), secular, temporal -- (characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church")

Sense 5
sublunar, sublunary, terrestrial -- (of this earth; "transcendental motives for sublunary actions"; "fleeting sublunary pleasures"; "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball")
       => earthly (vs. heavenly) -- (of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home")

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