Synonyms for unworldly
- adjective
Most common
innocent naive unsophisticated credulous other-worldly unearthly
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Naive
naive, unsophisticated, child-like, innocent, credulous, simple, ingenuous, unaffected
2. Unearthly
Other
unworldy rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Exceeding what is typically found in the world; exceptional, transcendent.
- adj. 2
Characterising people who are unconcerned with worldly matters; spiritually minded.
Related words
- Word family
- unworldliness
Example sentences
- innocent From this evidence it follows that he is innocent.
- naive Tom isn't as naive as a lot of people think he is.
- unsophisticated Do you think Tom is unsophisticated?
- credulous Did you know "credulous" is not in the dictionary?
- unearthly The snow on Lulu Island seems eerie and unearthly.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unworldly | rising | |
| innocent | rising | |
| naive | steady | |
| unsophisticated | falling | |
| credulous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- naive2
- 6 letters
- simple2
- 8 letters
- innocent3, unworldy
- 9 letters
- spiritual4, unearthly3, credulous3, ingenuous4
- 10 letters
- unaffected4
- 15 letters
- unsophisticated6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (naive2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- immonde