Get to know Extraterrestrial better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like alien.
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Extraterrestrial meaning
Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.
Synonyms of Extraterrestrial
Using Extraterrestrial
- The main meaning on this page is: Originating from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet; alien to Earth or its environment.
- Useful related words include: terrestrial planet, extraterrestrial being, alien, hypothetical creature.
- In the example corpus, extraterrestrial often appears in combinations such as: extraterrestrial life, of extraterrestrial, an extraterrestrial.
Context around Extraterrestrial
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Extraterrestrial
- In this selection, "extraterrestrial" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, counters, mandibled, concerning, life, beings and inside stand out and add context to how "extraterrestrial" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a deadly extraterrestrial that gestates and against an extraterrestrial colonizer in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "extraterrestrial" sits close to words such as abode, acknowledgment and acquaintances, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with extraterrestrial
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s almost as if elements in the US government are deliberately promoting belief in extraterrestrial visitation”. (17 words)
One of those famous folks, actress Goldie Hawn, only recently came forward with her tale of the extraterrestrial. (18 words)
Though Hynek’s speculation about extraterrestrial life garnered national attention, NU administration was not keen on promoting it. (18 words)
A 25,000-year-old human-like extraterrestrial inside the spacecraft named Yahweh said that Elohim was the name that primitive people of Earth called members of his extraterrestrial race—who were seen as "those who came from the sky". (40 words)
The franchise has danced around the idea of extraterrestrial life before, but by confirming that Monolith is in fact an alien, that opens up a whole new direction for Spawn and his universe of characters to explore. (37 words)
Based on the Japanese light novel All You Need Is Kill follows Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) who finds himself trapped in a time loop during a battle against extraterrestrial beings known as Mimics. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
A 25,000-year-old human-like extraterrestrial inside the spacecraft named Yahweh said that Elohim was the name that primitive people of Earth called members of his extraterrestrial race—who were seen as "those who came from the sky".
The base commander suspects the satellite returned with an extraterrestrial organism and recommends activating Wildfire, a protocol for a government-sponsored team that counters extraterrestrial biological infestation.
And despite the lack of an extraterrestrial smoking gun, for longtime followers of UFO sightings, claims and developments Wednesday made for an extraordinary experience.
As the Comanche warrior who flips from prey to predator while tangling with our favorite mandibled extraterrestrial, Amber Midthunder soars above the film’s humble monster mash plotting.
Based on the Japanese light novel All You Need Is Kill follows Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) who finds himself trapped in a time loop during a battle against extraterrestrial beings known as Mimics.
Calle's Supergirl breaks free of the literal detention center she's held in to join the fight against an extraterrestrial colonizer in the form of General Zod to save humanity.
In his book, he explores the possibility of other extraterrestrial encounters, proposing the deployment of advanced technology to detect artificial signals from distant galaxies.
It’s almost as if elements in the US government are deliberately promoting belief in extraterrestrial visitation”.
Linguist Louise Banks () is recruited by the US military to communicate with extraterrestrial beings who have landed on Earth.
One of those famous folks, actress Goldie Hawn, only recently came forward with her tale of the extraterrestrial.
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged a reporter’s question concerning extraterrestrial life, referring the query to the Pentagon during a White House press briefing.
The antagonist of "Alien 2: On Earth" is a deadly extraterrestrial that gestates inside the body of an unsuspecting human host, but the resemblance ends there.
The franchise has danced around the idea of extraterrestrial life before, but by confirming that Monolith is in fact an alien, that opens up a whole new direction for Spawn and his universe of characters to explore.
The material could even be of “extraterrestrial technological origin” because of some unusual characteristics of the material, he said.
There are also curiously two variants who look extraterrestrial, one with green skin akin to the MCU's Skrulls and one who has pale blue skin, almost resembling a lizard.
The spacecraft has embarked on an eight-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, focusing on moons that could offer clues in the search for extraterrestrial life.
The trailer opens on what seems to be a normal home invasion before the extraterrestrial nature of the threat becomes dangerously clear.
They had lives that they were in the middle of leading when they were so rudely interrupted by all this extraterrestrial chicanery.
Though Hynek’s speculation about extraterrestrial life garnered national attention, NU administration was not keen on promoting it.
We don’t really know if a UFO landing on earth would wreak havoc or carry an unexpectedly friendly extraterrestrial visitor, but we have portrayed nearly every possible scenario in movies.
Common combinations with extraterrestrial
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- extraterrestrial life 32×
- of extraterrestrial 29×
- an extraterrestrial 19×
- the extraterrestrial 17×
- for extraterrestrial 12×
- extraterrestrial intelligence 9×
- extraterrestrial beings 6×
- with extraterrestrial 6×
- that extraterrestrial 6×
- about extraterrestrial 5×