Adjectives For Planet

Discover the most popular adjectives for describing planet, complete with example sentences to guide your usage.

Updated on March 16, 2024

Selecting the perfect adjective to describe a planet can dramatically change the perception of your sentence. A new planet evokes a sense of discovery and wonder, while an entire or whole planet emphasizes the scale and completeness. Describing something as your own planet personalizes space, making it uniquely significant to you. Meanwhile, a small planet might feel quaint or delicate, and a distant planet conjures feelings of mystery and unreachability. Each adjective adds its own hue to the canvas of our cosmos. Dive into the full spectrum of adjectives that can bring to life the many facets of planets, each creating its own world of imagery and emotion.

new	Astronomers have discovered a new planet orbiting a distant star.
entire	Scientists have spent years studying the composition of the entire planet
whole	The whole planet is affected by climate change.
own	I wish I could have my own planet so that I can name it after my house cat.
small	The small planet was barely visible in the telescope.
distant	The distant planet was a beautiful shade of blue.
little	The little planet hurtled through space, leaving a trail of stardust in its wake.
red	The red planet is the fourth planet from the Sun.
only	The Earth is the only planet known to support life.
minor	The dwarf planet Ceres is the largest minor planet in the asteroid belt.
third	The third planet from the sun is Earth.
giant	Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. It is a giant planet with a mass one-thousandth that of the Sun, but two and a half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined.
unknown	The spacecraft hurtled through the darkness, its destination an unknown planet
largest	Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
single	Exploration of a single planet is not enough to understand the universe.

beautiful	Our beautiful planet is full of wonders.
particular
alien	The spaceship landed on the barren alien planet
inferior
blue	The blue planet our Earth, is a vibrant and diverse world.
superior	Mercury is a superior planet that orbits the Sun.
strange	I visited a strange planet and met a talking fish.
off	The team will conduct several research projects while off planet
dead	"If you're looking for a dead planet look no further than Mars."
tiny	She was fascinated by the tiny planet that was only a few kilometers in diameter.
fourth	The fourth planet is Mars.
outer	Jupiter is an outer planet in our solar system.
outermost	Neptune is the outermost planet in our solar system.
nearest	Venus is the nearest planet to Earth.
primary	Pluto was once considered the ninth primary planet in our solar system.

habitable	Proxima Centauri b is an exoplanet that is potentially a habitable planet
terrestrial	Mercury is a terrestrial planet that orbits the Sun.
green	The green planet is beautiful.
bright	The bright planet shone amidst the stars.
remote	The stranded spaceship crew sent a distress signal to the remote planet
smallest	Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system.
malefic	The malefic planet cast an ominous shadow over the land.
inner
fragile	We must take care of our fragile planet Earth.
inhabited	The vast universe contains countless inhabited planets.
ninth	The ninth planet in our solar system is still a mystery.
hypothetical	The hypothetical planet Gliese 581 g is located in the habitable zone of its star.
fifth	Jupiter is the solar system's fifth planet
finite	We must use the resources of our finite planet wisely.
farthest	Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun.

like	The sun is like planet
dark	The dark planet loomed in the distance, its surface hidden in a shroud of mystery.
undiscovered	The undiscovered planet lies hidden among the stars.
native	The alien had to quickly adapt to Earth, his new native planet
seventh	The seventh planet from the sun is Uranus.
evil	The evil planet closest to the galaxy's center has a name that means 'lesser adversary'.
cold	The cold planet was a desolate and lifeless place.
closest	The closest planet to the sun is Mercury.
massive	A new massive planet has been discovered orbiting a nearby star.
tenth	The tenth planet in our solar system has yet to be discovered.
double	Pluto and Charon are considered a double planet
eighth	The eighth planet is still a mystery.
disturbing
sixth	Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun in our solar system.
ringed	Astronomers have observed the magnificent ringed planet Saturn, for centuries.

rotating	Pluto is a dwarf rotating planet containing large amounts of ice.
benefic	Jupiter is a benefic planet
healthy
mysterious	Far beyond our solar system lies the mysterious planet of Zeta Reticuli.
huge	The huge planet loomed large in the sky.
sun
lifeless	The spacecraft descended towards the barren and lifeless planet below.
insignificant	The insignificant planet was lost in the vast expanse of space.
wrong	I think we've landed on the wrong planet
fair	The fair planet orbited a distant, blue sun.
spherical	The spherical planet orbited its star.
innermost	The innermost planet Mercury, is the closest planet to the Sun.
imaginary	I have never heard of the imaginary planet you are referring to.
extrasolar	The exoplanet, also known as an extrasolar planet is a planet outside our solar system.
barren	The barren planet had been ravaged by a meteor shower.

crowded	The crowded planet was teeming with life.
watery	The oceans on the watery planet were vast and deep.
lonely	"Lonely Planet" is a popular travel guidebook publisher.
endangered	We need to act now to protect our endangered planet

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