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animal

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of animal

of or relating to the human body

had intellectual as well as animal needs

Synonyms of animal

bodily, carnal, corporal, corporeal, fleshly, material, physical, somatic

Words Related to animal

anatomic (or anatomical), physiological (or physiologic)

sensual, sensuous

Near Antonyms of animal

cerebral, inner, intellectual, mental, psychological (also psychologic)

bodiless, immaterial, incorporeal, insubstantial, spiritual

ethereal, metaphysical, psychic (also psychical)

Antonyms of animal

nonmaterial, nonphysical

Synonym Discussion of animal

carnal, fleshly, sensual, animal mean having a relation to the body. carnal may mean only this but more often connotes derogatorily an action or manifestation of a person's lower nature.

- a slave to carnal desires

fleshly is less derogatory than carnal.

- a saint who had experienced fleshly temptations

sensual may apply to any gratification of a bodily desire or pleasure but commonly implies sexual appetite with absence of the spiritual or intellectual.

- fleshpots providing sensual delights

animal stresses the physical as distinguished from the rational nature of a person.

- led a mindless animal existence

animal

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of animal

one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings

we saw a lot of animals at the wildlife refuge—cranes, alligators, deer, a fox, even an armadillo

Synonyms of animal

beast, beastie, brute, creature, critter

Words Related to animal

blastie [Scottish], varmint, vermin

biped, quadruped

carnivore, herbivore, insectivore

invertebrate, vertebrate

domestic animal, pet

livestock, stock

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