CREATURES Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

creatures

noun

plural of creature

as in men

a member of the human race we must try to be kind to our fellow creatures

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as in animals

one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings a saint who is celebrated for his love of birds and other small creatures

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Recent Examples of creatures Diving with sharks in their natural habitat is an unforgettable experience and offers a chance to fall in love with these powerful yet graceful creatures. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Festivalgoers had stepped into a world where fantasy becomes reality and the mystical creatures of the forest come to life. — Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Some people see swamps as sloughs of despond; dark, miasmic places filled with creepy, shadowy creatures. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026 Marmots, woodland creatures whose raw viscera are believed by Siberians to have medicinal properties, are not infrequently hunted by poachers and sold at wet markets. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026 The second was an extended look at a chase scene where one character played by must leap from his horse into the police car — all while being chased down the highway by one of the fanged creatures. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 24 July 2026 In European mythology and literature, storytellers often portrayed dragons as creatures that amassed enormous wealth without ever using or sharing it, embodying the idea that riches pursued for their own sake can lead to isolation and ruin. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 In 2024 hundreds of community scientists participated in Hartstone-Rose’s research project, making note of how animals around them behaved during the solar eclipse—from pets to farm animals to wild creatures. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026 Coral populations are living creatures that form reefs, globally important for seafood production, protecting coastlines from storm surges and tourism. — ABC News, 22 July 2026

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Noun

After romance, the top genres for men are comedy, action, sci-fi and thrillers.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 July 2026
Surveillance footage shows the three men entering the Mercedes-Benz the night of the shooting, the statements said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Definition of men

Noun

Devil facial tumor disease appeared in 1996 in Tasmania’s northeast, grotesque growths on the face and mouth that the animals spread by biting one another in their squabbles over food and mates.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Yasunaga said donations from Punch’s fans funded the installation of air conditioning in the Monkey Mountain back area, a necessity for the animals to remain comfortable through Japan’s hot summer months.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of animals

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

These innovations signal a shift from robotic spectacle to practical, everyday applications, emphasizing collaboration, accessibility, and human-robot comfort as robots integrate into our lives.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Chicago Fire follows the professional and personal lives of firefighters, rescuers and paramedics of Firehouse 51 in the Windy City.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

That team is something that will always be special — a special group of guys who had the grit and truly knew how to grind it out no matter what the circumstances were.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The Lacobs are just guys who like hearing themselves speak at conferences.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

In an alternate universe, one without the stakes and the frenzy bubbling in the distance, Skubal might have gone about things differently.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
And to understand it, and to comprehend that kind of thing, is a good way to keep your mind open to learning new things and working new things into your sphere.

— Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of things

Noun

In a survey of 2,778 AI researchers conducted in 2023, the aggregate forecast put a 50% chance of machines outperforming humans at every task by 2047.

— Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
And, crucially, removing fuel is the only element of the natural factors affecting the spread of a wildfire that humans can control.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Definition of humans

Noun

Hellraiser introduced audiences to the mythology of the Lament Configuration puzzle box, the home to a dimensional portal inhabited by the ritualistically torturous beings, the Cenobites, and their leader, the iconic Pinhead.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Along the way, Odysseus crosses paths with gods like Zeus, Athena, and Poseidon, as well as monsters, witches, sirens, and other mythical beings, all of whom shape his long, winding journey from Troy to Ithaca.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

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