Thesaurus
carnal
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of CARNAL
1
having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven <the preacher warned that those who were interested only in carnal pursuits would not see the kingdom of heaven>
Synonyms carnal, earthborn, earthbound, fleshly, material, mundane, sublunary, temporal, terrene, terrestrial, worldly
Related Words animal, bodily, corporal, corporeal, physical; daily, diurnal; unspiritual; anthropic (or anthropical), anthropocentric
Near Antonyms celestial, Elysian, empyreal, empyrean, supernal; metaphysical; devotional, divine, religious, sacred, spiritual, utopian; extraterrestrial; ethereal, supernatural, transcendent, transcendental
2
of or relating to the human body <a missionary who tends to the carnal needs of the people as well as to their spiritual concerns>
Related Words anatomic (or anatomical), physiological (or physiologic); sensual, sensuous; hand-to-hand
Near Antonyms cerebral, inner, intellectual, mental, psychological (also psychologic); bodiless, immaterial, incorporeal, insubstantial, spiritual; ethereal, metaphysical, psychic (also psychical)
Antonyms nonmaterial, nonphysical
3
pleasing to the physical senses <carnal attractions of that gambling mecca in the desert>
Related Words bodily, corporeal; agreeable, delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, gratifying, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, scrumptious; epicurean, luxurious, self-indulgent
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