earth-bound
Stuck down here
Earth-bound means confined to or headed toward the earth.
A spacecraft on its return journey is earth-bound.
Figuratively, someone earth-bound lacks imagination or spiritual transcendence—stuck in the mundane and practical: His earth-bound thinking couldn't grasp the poetry.
Also spelled as one word: earthbound.
Subject to death
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
- physicalOf body or matter
- carnalRelating to physical urges
temporal · secular · unenlightened · unascended · unredeemed · corporeal · fleshly · sinful
Stable and realistic
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- rootedFirmly established in place
- planetaryOf or relating to worlds
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
telluric · terra firma · ground-level · land-based · continental · anchored · stationary · fixed
Commonplace, lacking excitement
- prosaicLacking imagination or excitement
- unambitiousLacking desire for achievement
- limitedRestricted in extent
- practicalSuited for real use
materialistic · conventional · narrow-minded · uninspired · dull · pragmatic · ordinary · realistic
Stable and realistic
- winglessHaving no wings
- tetheredFastened by a line
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- walkingLocomotion on foot
plodding · stuck · weighted · heavy · pedestrian · trudging · creeping · climbing
Before going live
- groundedStable and realistic
- suborbitalBelow orbital altitude
- pre-flightBefore aircraft departure
- terrestrialRelating to land
launchpad · mission control · countdown · aspiring · stargazing · spaceward · NASA · cosmodrome
mortal
Subject to death
carnal · temporal · secular · unenlightened · unascended · unredeemed · corporeal · fleshly · sinful · fallen
grounded
Stable and realistic
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- rootedFirmly established in place
- planetaryOf or relating to worlds
worldly · telluric · terra firma · ground-level · land-based · continental · anchored · stationary · fixed · settled
mundane
Commonplace, lacking excitement
- prosaicLacking imagination or excitement
- unambitiousLacking desire for achievement
- limitedRestricted in extent
practical · materialistic · conventional · narrow-minded · uninspired · dull · pragmatic · ordinary · realistic · literal
grounded
Stable and realistic
walking · plodding · stuck · weighted · heavy · pedestrian · trudging · creeping · climbing
pre-launch
Before going live
- groundedStable and realistic
- suborbitalBelow orbital altitude
- pre-flightBefore aircraft departure
terrestrial · launchpad · mission control · countdown · aspiring · stargazing · spaceward · NASA · cosmodrome
earth-boundairborne
Traveling through air
soaring · flying · skyward · celestial · space-faring
earth-boundheavenly
Divinely pleasant or blissful
celestial · divine · transcendent · ethereal · spiritual
earth-boundvisionary
Imaginative planner of futures
soaring · transcendent · imaginative · unbounded · limitless