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Universe

All created things viewed as constituting one system or whole; the whole body of things, or of phenomena; the / / of the Greeks, the mundus of the Latins; the world; creation.

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Broader term 5

Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 1

Nature 76% connected

The existing system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the creation; the universe.

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Cosmic 74% connected

Alt. of Cosmical

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cosmic 74% connected

Alt. of Cosmical

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Galaxy 70% connected

The Milky Way; that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of innumerable stars, so dis…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Synonym 6

Cosmos 92% connected

The universe or universality of created things; -- so called from the order and harmony displayed in it.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Creation 92% connected

The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Existence 92% connected

The state of existing or being; actual possession of being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and of soul in union; the separate existe…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Macrocosm 92% connected

The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Population 92% connected

The act or process of populating; multiplication of inhabitants.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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World 92% connected

The earth and the surrounding heavens; the creation; the system of created things; existent creation; the universe.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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