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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Recent Examples of anthropoid

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 incident therefore raised questions about how well humanoid robots can manage heat during prolonged physical activity rather than short demonstrations.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Others have opted for the puppeteering class, upstairs, where pairs of students are taught to bring their humanoid puppets to life.

— Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 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

There is compelling evidence that, regardless of the company, most driver-assist systems are less safe than normal human driving.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2026
When a class of schoolchildren collides with a group of pups at the park, the teacher and the dog walker pick up the wrong leashes, sending human child George away with the dogs and furry brown Romper off to school for the afternoon.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 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

Horowitz then brought up Skarsgard’s longtime interest in playing a villain in the James Bond franchise.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
Much psychological research has focussed on the degradation of villains, but a symmetrical force works to elevate victims.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of villain

Noun

But snakes gonna slither, so Vance (who, to be fair, was never that into this war) is using the moment to subtly blame Hegseth, and the blow seems to have landed, with his party, and with his boss.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Because the album is rich with melody—because the compositions snake so readily from note to note, compared to Malone’s previous works—inklings of narrative start to seep from the foggy passages.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of snake

Noun

Our sensibilities may be able to cope with Willoughby as a cad, but not as—to put it generously—a creep.

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
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