otherworldly
adjective
oth·er·world·ly
ˌə-t͟hər-ˈwərl(d)-lē 
1
a
: of, relating to, resembling, or suggesting that of a world other than the actual world
the otherworldly creatures of the deep sea
b
: devoted to preparing for a world to come
2
: devoted to intellectual or imaginative pursuits
otherworldliness
noun
Examples of otherworldly in a Sentence
otherworldly creatures from the deep sea
a movie in which otherworldly beings live among us in a parallel universe
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The movie follows Gugino as a grieving woman who takes in her troubled nephew, but their lives are upended when an otherworldly entity begins hunting him.
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Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
Above a green valley, the mountain, steel-gray, looms at otherworldly scale.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Camping in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is an otherworldly experience that immerses you in thousands of years of natural history.
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Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Great players usually find a way to figure things out, but this version of LeBron can’t just use his otherworldly athleticism to get him out of trouble.
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Dan Woike,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
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Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
Above a green valley, the mountain, steel-gray, looms at otherworldly scale.
—
William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Camping in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is an otherworldly experience that immerses you in thousands of years of natural history.
—
Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Great players usually find a way to figure things out, but this version of LeBron can’t just use his otherworldly athleticism to get him out of trouble.
—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
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“Otherworldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherworldly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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