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creature

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of creature

1 a member of the human race

  • we must try to be kind to our fellow creatures
Synonyms of creature

baby, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human, human being, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight
Words Related to creature

hominid, homo, humanoid

brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor

celebrity, personality, self, somebody
Phrases Synonymous with creature

son of man
Near Antonyms of creature

animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter

2 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 of creature

animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter
Words Related to creature

blastie [Scottish], varmint, vermin

biped, quadruped

carnivore, herbivore, insectivore

invertebrate, vertebrate

domestic animal, pet

feral

livestock, stock

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