world's

Belonging to everything

World's is the possessive form of world, indicating something belongs to or is associated with the entire world.

It appears in superlative constructions: the world's tallest building, the world's best coffee.

Also used for global institutions or events: the world's fair, the world's population.

geographic

continents

Earth's largest landmasses

regionsDefined geographical areas
countriesSovereign political territories
capitalsUppercase letters or headquarters

cities · deserts · mountains · rivers · islands · poles · hemispheres · tropics · coastlines · rainforests

superlative

largest

Most big

oldestGreatest in age
tallestGreatest in stature
smallestLeast in dimension

fastest · greatest · best · longest · deepest · highest · richest · strongest · most valuable · most beautiful

possession

resources

Available assets or supplies

populationAll inhabitants combined
wealthAbundance of valuable resources
oceansVast saltwater bodies

forests · nations · economies · governments · leaders · cultures · religions · languages · biodiversity · heritage

Opposites

geographic scope

world'slocal

Of this area

nation's · country's · regional · city's · national

universality vs. particularity

world'sindividual's

Belonging to one entity

personal · private · nobody's · particular · specific

cosmic scope

world'suniverse's

Possessive of all existence

cosmic · heaven's · otherworldly · celestial · extraterrestrial

Phrases

around the worldEncircling the entire planet
whole worldAll that exists
end of the worldComplete destruction of everything
the whole worldAll of Earth's inhabitants
world recordHighest documented achievement globally
out of this worldSlang for exceptionally remarkable

Family

world, worldwide, worldly, worlds, otherworldly, underworld, unworldly, netherworld, worldliness

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G