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 otherworldly dunes here resemble the iconic mounds at New Mexico’s White Sands National Park and are magnificent enough to take your breath away.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
Although Nikki, who has a knack for DIY mechanical engineering, is able to furnish the gang with new gadgets, their plans pretty much always come down to almost getting eaten by some enormous otherworldly creature before being rescued at the last possible millisecond by El’s telekinesis.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The race turns an ordinary office into an otherworldly production space.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
There’s no doubt that the online backlash was swift and laugh-out-loud funny, the worst kind of insult to a man who sees himself as endowed with otherworldly powers.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
Although Nikki, who has a knack for DIY mechanical engineering, is able to furnish the gang with new gadgets, their plans pretty much always come down to almost getting eaten by some enormous otherworldly creature before being rescued at the last possible millisecond by El’s telekinesis.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
The race turns an ordinary office into an otherworldly production space.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
There’s no doubt that the online backlash was swift and laugh-out-loud funny, the worst kind of insult to a man who sees himself as endowed with otherworldly powers.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for otherworldly
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“Otherworldly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/otherworldly. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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