Synonyms of creature

creature

noun

ˈkrē-chər 

1

as in animal

one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings

a saint who is celebrated for his love of birds and other small creatures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• animal
• beast
• critter
• beastie
• brute
• quadruped
• invertebrate
• biped
• vermin
• pet
• carnivore
• varmint
• insectivore
• vertebrate
• herbivore
• livestock
• blastie
• domestic animal
• feral
• stock

2

as in person

a member of the human race

we must try to be kind to our fellow creatures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• person
• man
• life
• guy
• human
• bird
• thing
• individual
• soul
• body
• fish
• being
• character
• specimen
• sort
• baby
• duck
• customer
• egg
• devil
• party
• human being
• personality
• mortal
• scout
• face
• personage
• wight
• cookie
• bod
• fellow
• son of man
• slob
• head
• humanoid
• stiff
• brother
• hominid
• neighbor
• self
• somebody
• homo
• celebrity
• fellowman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• animal
• beast
• critter
• brute
• beastie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of creature

The Queen’s Reading Room — a book club and charity — has featured her nonfiction book, Vanishing Treasures, about endangered creatures, as a book of the month pick. — Niya Doyle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

The co-creative directors even included a plush creature in one of their designs, a white halter-neck dress that could be a swan or an American white ibis. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

If Ed Yong’s An Immense World opened your eyes to the possibilities of how other creatures experience the world around us, Hawkins delivers a stunning fictional experiment in that same vein. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

As during the reign of the Inca empire, today’s vicuñas are corralled using a communal technique called the chaccu—a human chain of hundreds of people slowly guiding groups of the creatures into mobile paddocks. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing creature

• creature comfort