Just because people are corporeal born to this world doesn't mean that they understand everything about it, similarly just because somebody's died doesn't mean that they understand everything about the incorporeal world.
Source: tatoeba (328960)
Corporeal
/kɔːɹˈpɔːɹiəl/
Synonyms for "corporeal" (113 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (23)
Adjective(12 words)
Noun(10 words)
bodily actionbodily attributebodily conditionbodily contactbodily functionsbodily processbodily propertybodily sensationbodybody component
Strong matches (34)
Adjective(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(8 words)
human-body anatomymaterial occurrencematerial worldmatérielmore physicalmost bodilynorwegian bokmål kroppsligphysical act
Determiner(4 words)
more physical tracemost physical effectmost physical quantitymost physical trace
Related words (56)
Adjective(33 words)
physical actionsphysical assetphysical attributesphysical characteristicphysical conceptphysical descriptorphysical effortphysical entitiesphysical entityphysical forcephysical formphysical interactionsphysical lawsphysical makeupphysical matterphysical measure dataphysical occurrencephysical phenomenaphysical phenomenonphysical processes
Noun(13 words)
physical activitiesphysical appearancephysical attributephysical capacityphysical changesphysical descriptionphysical featurephysical measurephysical propertiesphysical properties diagramphysical qualityphysical realmquantità fisica
Adjective(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: bodily, corporal, material, bodily, bodily action.
- Sentence evidence is available for corporeal, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "corporeal".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "corporeal"
Keep "corporeal" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "corporeal" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "corporeal", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "corporeal" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
3 entriesphysical aspectphysical formphysical reality
More specific
2 entriesCollocations
5 entriescorporeal beingcorporeal existencecorporeal formcorporeal presencecorporeal reality
Inflections
2 entriesmore corporealmost corporeal
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
8 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual.
Source: wiktionary
She is always diagnosing me. My corporeal health is of almost as much interest to her as my spiritual health: she is especially proprietary about my bowels.
Source: wiktionary
Sometimes the attempt was made to reduce the inner to the outer world (Condillac, Mach, Avenarius, materialism); sometimes the outer to the inner world (Descartes, Berkeley, Fichte); sometimes the sphere of the absolute to the others (e.g., by trying to infer causally the essence and existence of something divine in general); sometimes the vital world to the pregivenness of the dead corporeal world (as in the empathy theory of life, espoused, among others, by Descartes and Theodor Lipps); sometimes the assumption of a co-world to a pregivenness of the own inner world of the assuming subject combined with that of an outer corporeal world (theories of analogy to and empathy with the consciousness of others);
Source: wiktionary
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "corporeal"?
Closest matches include bodily, corporal, material, bodily, bodily action.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "corporeal"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.