Synonyms & related words for metaphysics

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of metaphysics — including philosophy, epistemology, phenomenology, ontology, existentialism, axiology. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to metaphysics

Explore words related to metaphysics — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include metaphysical, necessitarianism, metaphysician, aseity, necessarian, metaphysically, ontologism, hylozoism. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for metaphysics

Common synonyms for metaphysics include philosophy, epistemology, phenomenology, ontology, existentialism, axiology, cosmology — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does metaphysics come from?

The word metaphysics breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: meta-, from Greek meta (“beyond”); and -phys, from Greek physis (“nature”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.