universe , existence , creation , world , cosmos , macrocosm (noun) - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"
world , reality (noun) - all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"
world , domain (noun) - people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"
Earth , world , globe (noun) - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world"
worldly concern , earthly concern , world , earth (noun) - the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world"
world (noun) - a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"
populace , public , world (noun) - people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
world , human race , humanity , humankind , human beings , humans , mankind , man (noun) - all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
global , planetary , world(a) , worldwide , world-wide (adjective) - involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance"