Antonyms of adj worldly
2 senses of worldly
Sense 1
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")
unworldly (vs. worldly) -- (not concerned with the temporal world or swayed by mundane considerations; "was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards"- Sheldon Cheney)
=> anchoritic, eremitic, eremitical, hermitic, hermitical -- (characterized by ascetic solitude; "the eremitic element in the life of a religious colony"; "his hermitic existence")
=> cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastic, monastical -- (of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows)
=> spiritual, unearthly -- (concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love")
=> unmercenary -- (not mercenary; not influenced by financial gains)
Sense 2
blase, worldly -- (very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom")
INDIRECT (VIA sophisticated) -> naive, naif -- (marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances")
Similarity of adj worldly
2 senses of worldly
Sense 1
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")
=> economic -- (concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money); "he wrote the book primarily for economic reasons"; "gave up the large house for economic reasons"; "in economic terms they are very privileged")
=> material -- (concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts")
=> materialistic, mercenary, worldly-minded -- (marked by materialism)
=> mundane, terrestrial -- (concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality")
Also See-> earthly#1; profane#2, secular#3; sophisticated#1
Sense 2
blase, worldly -- (very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits of his worldly wisdom")
=> sophisticated (vs. naive) -- (having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book")