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Synonyms of ape
(Entry 1 of 3)
to use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior
- was caught aping the substitute teacher's thick accent
Synonyms for ape
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ape
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of ape (Entry 2 of 3)
as in nuclear, berserk
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ape
- balmy,
- barmy
- [chiefly British],
- bats,
- batty,
- bedlam,
- bonkers,
- brainsick,
- bughouse
- [slang],
- certifiable,
- crackbrained,
- cracked,
- crackers,
- crackpot,
- cranky
- [dialect],
- crazed,
- crazy,
- cuckoo,
- daffy,
- daft,
- demented,
- deranged,
- fruity
- [slang],
- gaga,
- haywire,
- insane,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- loco
- [slang],
- loony
- (also looney),
- loony tunes
- (or looney tunes),
- lunatic,
- mad,
- maniacal
- (also maniac),
- mental,
- meshuga
- (or meshugge also meshugah or meshuggah),
- moonstruck,
- non compos mentis,
- nuts,
- nutty,
- psycho,
- psychotic,
- scatty
- [chiefly British],
- screwy,
- unbalanced,
- unhinged,
- unsound,
- wacko
- (also whacko),
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- wud
- [chiefly Scottish]
- aberrant,
- delirious,
- delusional,
- delusionary,
- disordered,
- disturbed,
- neurotic,
- obsessive-compulsive,
- paranoiac
- (also paranoic),
- paranoid
- (also paranoidal),
- schizoid,
- schizophrenic,
- sociopathic
- distracted,
- distraught,
- frantic,
- frenzied,
- haywire,
- hysterical
- (also hysteric),
- raving,
- wigged-out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ape
ape
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of ape (Entry 3 of 3)
1
as in actor, aper
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ape
- actor,
- aper,
- ham,
- imitator,
- impressionist,
- masker,
- masquerader,
- mime,
- mimic,
- pantomime,
- pantomimist,
- personator,
- poser
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ape
- nonactor
2
as in beast, snake
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ape
- anthropoid,
- beast,
- boor,
- brute,
- cad,
- churl,
- clown,
- creep,
- cretin,
- cur,
- heel,
- louse,
- skunk,
- snake,
- stinker,
- tyke
- (also tike)
- [chiefly British],
- villain
- airhead,
- birdbrain,
- blockhead,
- blunderer,
- bonehead,
- bubblehead,
- chowderhead,
- chucklehead,
- clodpoll
- (or clodpole),
- clot
- [British],
- cluck,
- clunk,
- cuddy
- (or cuddie)
- [British dialect],
- deadhead,
- dim bulb
- [slang],
- dimwit,
- dip,
- dodo,
- dolt,
- donkey,
- doofus
- [slang],
- dope,
- dork
- [slang],
- dullard,
- dumbbell,
- dumbhead,
- dum-dum,
- dummkopf,
- dummy,
- dunce,
- dunderhead,
- fathead,
- galoot
- [slang],
- gander,
- golem,
- goof,
- goon,
- half-wit,
- hammerhead,
- hardhead,
- idiot,
- ignoramus,
- imbecile,
- jackass,
- know-nothing,
- knucklehead,
- lamebrain,
- loggerhead
- [chiefly dialect],
- loon,
- lunkhead,
- meathead,
- mome
- [archaic],
- moron,
- mug
- [chiefly British],
- mutt,
- natural,
- nimrod
- [slang],
- nincompoop,
- ninny,
- ninnyhammer,
- nit
- [chiefly British],
- nitwit,
- noddy,
- noodle,
- numskull
- (or numbskull),
- pinhead,
- prat
- [British],
- ratbag
- [chiefly Australian],
- saphead,
- schlub
- (also shlub)
- [slang],
- schnook
- [slang],
- simp,
- simpleton,
- stock,
- stupe,
- stupid,
- thickhead,
- turkey,
- woodenhead,
- yahoo,
- yo-yo
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ape
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