| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worldly-wise |
| Synonyms: | catholic, cultivated, cultured, ecumenical, global, gregarious, metropolitan, planetary, polished, public, smooth, sophisticated, universal, urbane, well-travelled, worldly, worldwide |
| Antonyms: | country, rural, rustic |
| Main Entry: | catholic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | all-embracing, general |
| Synonyms: | all-inclusive, broad-minded, charitable, comprehensive, cosmic, cosmopolitan, diffuse, eclectic, ecumenical, extensive, generic, global, inclusive, indeterminate, large-scale, liberal, open-minded, planetary, receptive, tolerant, unbigoted, universal, unprejudiced, unsectarian, whole, wide, world-wide |
| Notes: | Catholic means of or relating to or supporting the Roman Catholic Church while catholic means of broad or liberal scope Catholic means of or relating to or supporting the Roman Catholic Church while catholic means of broad or liberal scope |
| Antonyms: | narrow, narrow-minded, specific |
| Main Entry: | cosmic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | limitless; universal |
| Synonyms: | catholic, cosmogonal, cosmogonic, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, empyrean, global, grandiose, huge, immense, infinite, measureless, planetary, vast, worldwide |
| Antonyms: | bounded, limited |
| Main Entry: | ecumenical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | general |
| Synonyms: | all-comprehensive, all-inclusive, all-pervading, catholic, comprehensive, cosmic, cosmopolitan, global, inclusive, planetary, unifying, universal, worldwide |
| Main Entry: | global |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worldwide, all-encompassing |
| Synonyms: | all-around, all-inclusive, all-out, blanket, catholic, comprehensive, cosmic, cosmopolitan, earthly, ecumenical, encyclopedic, exhaustive, general, grand, international, mundane, overall, pandemic, planetary, spherical, sweeping, thorough, total, unbounded, universal, unlimited, world |
| Antonyms: | individual, limited, local |
| Main Entry: | international |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worldwide |
| Synonyms: | all-embracing, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, foreign, global, intercontinental, universal, world |
| Antonyms: | local, national |
| Main Entry: | metropolitan |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning a city |
| Synonyms: | city, cosmopolitan, modern, municipal, urban, urbane |
| Antonyms: | country |
| Main Entry: | practical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | experienced, proficient |
| Synonyms: | accomplished, cosmopolitan, effective, efficient, qualified, seasoned, skilled, sophisticated, trained, versed, vet, veteran, working, worldly, worldly-wise |
| Notes: | practical applies when what is in question is the conduct of affairs, whereas pragmatic applies when the question is the planning with respect to these affairs; practical is anything that can be done and is worth doing, while practicable is anything that can be done - worthwhile or not |
| Antonyms: | incapable, inefficient, inexperienced, unproficient, unseasoned, unskilled, untrained, useless |
| Main Entry: | universal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worldwide, entire |
| Synonyms: | accepted, all, all-embracing, all-inclusive, all-over, astronomical, broad, catholic, celestial, common, comprehensive, cosmic, cosmopolitan, customary, diffuse, ecumenical, empyrean, extensive, general, generic, global, multinational, mundane, omnipresent, planetary, prevalent, regular, stellar, sweeping, terrestrial, total, ubiquitous, undisputed, unlimited, unrestricted, usual, whole, widespread, worldly |
| Antonyms: | confined, local, partial, particular |