CREATURAL Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

creatural

adjective

Definition of creatural

as in humanoid

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The project brings together Audi, Agile Robots, Dassault Systèmes, and NVIDIA to explore the use of humanoid robots in automotive manufacturing.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 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

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The plague bacterium appears to have emerged as a human pathogen more than 5,700 years ago, evolving from a soil bacterium called Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, says Hendrick Poinar, a biologist at McMaster University, who works with ancient DNA.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Using an agent to book a human doctor through a medical portal could be much riskier.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of human

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Others are humanlike avatars that can smile, blink and nod their heads — albeit in a slightly uncanny manner.

— Sophie Caldwell Juhohn Lee, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Researchers have developed a new framework that enables humanoid robots to perform agile, humanlike movements and transition smoothly between different skills.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of humanlike

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Over ten million years ago, long before the human species existed, our hominid ancestors adapted to metabolize alcohol.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
The team used laser ablation mass spectrometry (LA-MS), a technique that uses direct micro-scale sampling to provide high-precision elemental and isotope analyses of solid materials, to scan Neanderthal molars and other hominid fossils.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025

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