macrocosm

noun

ˈma-krə-ˌkä-zəm How to pronounce macrocosm (audio)
Definition of macrocosmnext
as in universe
the whole body of things observed or assumed almost the entirety of the vast macrocosm remains beyond our reach

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Recent Examples of macrocosm The same problem exists in macrocosm at the school-district level. — Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026 Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm. — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026 Vedic astrology, too, attributes personalities to planets and speaks of the connection between the macrocosm and the microcosm. — Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 10 Jan. 2026 Carol’s book signing before the world-altering event is really a microcosm of what would soon become the macrocosm. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025 For me, to have this opportunity as two women is really thrilling professionally, personally, especially in the macrocosm of theater. — Dave Quinn, People.com, 22 Nov. 2024 The social slippage that has led the world to become a macrocosm of the Swap Shop — so many of us free-diving for usable ephemera, pooling our limited resources with one another — is not something to celebrate. — New York Times, 3 May 2022 But the flower choker holds a unique place in the macrocosm of the early aughts revival. — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2022 In other words, the macrocosm of the cosmos is reflected in the microcosm of individual experience. — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 6 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for macrocosm
  1. universe
  2. world
  3. nature
Noun
  • Scooby-Doo’s bag that opens to a pocket universe and is capable of storing an infinite amount of things, including refrigerators, giant sandwiches, and entire sets of flatware that belonged to the late queen?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 July 2026
  • Searching a near-infinite chemical universe, Stokes’s team asked a model to generate candidate molecules.
    — Dr. Mario García, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of universe
Noun
  • Meanwhile, digital surveillance has limited people’s ability to exchange information with the outside world from within Tibetan regions in China.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the past year, the beauty world has been all about the best blushes, then conversation turned to bronzers thanks to the craze for Rhode's compacts.
    — Irene Coltrinari, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of world
Noun
  • The article argues that AI's infrastructural nature necessitates open-weight distribution for widespread economic impact, as closed systems create friction that hinders adoption and customization, ultimately favoring open architectures.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The discussions are the latest example of the increasingly circular nature of AI financing.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Definition of nature

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“Macrocosm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macrocosm. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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