ANTHROPOID Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of anthropoid

as in humanoid

resembling a human in shape or form They were on the lookout for the famed Sasquatch, a tall anthropoid creature some thought lived deep in these forests.

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noun

as in ape

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Noun

That the officiant would be a giant anthropoid jar of mayo named Manny Mayo was actually too good to be true. — Heather Schroering, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025 The Chinese, conversely, have been convinced forc enturies that the entire rest of the world is inhabited by an alien species of lower anthropoid. — Jean Shepherd, Car and Driver, 18 Dec. 2022 Solo’s first mate on the Millennium Falcon, Chewbacca, a 7-foot monkey-face anthropoid has his own following. — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2021 But thanks to a meager fossil record, the question of where this first anthropoid was born has remained open. — Rachel Preiser, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 This 65-67 million-year-old relic looked down from on high on the anthropoids enjoying their time of evolutionary flourishing. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 June 2017 Because the fossil indicates that the tarsier and anthropoid primate groups split before that era, the anthropoid lineage is also at least that old, says Beard. — Sid Perkins, Scientific American, 5 June 2013 Since humans are apes, and apes are anthropoid primates, the last common ancestor of all anthropoids would be one of our distant primate ancestors. — Brian Switek, WIRED, 1 July 2009

Recent Examples of Synonyms for anthropoid

Adjective

The boring work may be the harder test The footage also highlights a broader challenge facing humanoid robotics.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
The share price decline contrasts with the flood of capital pouring into humanoid robotics companies over the last 12 months or so.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of humanoid

Noun

In the half-hour comedy series, a superintelligent ape is convicted of murdering his father, the King of Gorilla City.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Perched above the custom triple clamps are narrow ape-hanger handlebars flanked by a classic square headlight and a handcrafted cowl that accentuates the bike's narrow silhouette.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of ape

Adjective

In a new study, researchers at New York University built a custom random-positioning machine that continually changed the orientation of human cells relative to Earth's gravity.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The company will look at the emerging role of AI in dubbing and how hybrid workflows combining technology and human expertise could support the localization of content for international markets.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of human

Noun

Most sportsmen wonder how any whitetail bucks, let alone a brute such as Kontras’, could have been so easily patterned.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
The show’s depiction of Hugh as a family man has been much more sympathetic than the book’s description of him as a power-hungry brute.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of brute

Noun

Brian would have to report back home to his louse of a father to fight or be branded a traitor.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
This arrangement worked well until the vine-killing louse made its way from Bordeaux to Rioja and destroyed the vineyards there, which upended the region’s industry for decades.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 26 June 2026

Definition of louse

Noun

The public got the message, with some parents keeping their children indoors while police and herpetologists scoured that backyard for the snake.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Then there’s snake, tiger, zebra, and deer print…cow print is still hanging around too.

— Fiona Ward, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of snake

Noun

Dillane, superb in Harris Dickinson’s Urchin, has presence but is somewhat shortchanged by the script’s one-dimensional grasp of Willoughby, the dashing romantic hero revealed to be an opportunistic cad who breaks Marianne’s heart.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Hugh Grant, as a cad who romances Frenchy, and Elaine May, as her daffy cousin, are bright spots in an eccentric supporting cast.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026

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