HOMINID Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

hominid 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of hominid

as in anthropoid

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hominid

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noun

as in human

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Adjective

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, 17 Oct. 2025 With each progressive step, artifacts become more central to hominid existence. — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025

Noun

The species detailed in a study published today in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology even likely went after anthropology’s most famous historical hominid—Australopithecus afarensis, better known as Lucy. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026 Many hominids went extinct during this period, and being able to consume alcohol without adverse and/or toxic effects would have conferred a survival advantage. — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hominid

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Adjective

China is far ahead on humanoid robots, with firms like Unitree on the vanguard of cutting-edge tech.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The machine features a humanoid upper body, four-legged mobility, and modular arm mounts that can carry tools such as a chainsaw.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of humanoid

Adjective

The story feels eerily prescient as AI continues to infiltrate everyday life, with some humans beginning to form emotional bonds with the humanlike programs in their life.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026
LLMs are so seemingly humanlike, people envision computers replacing all customer service agents, summarizing or answering questions about a collection of thousands of documents, taking on the wholesale role of a data scientist or even making a company’s executive decisions.

— Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026

Definition of humanlike

Noun

One police officer was killed and another person injured when a gunman opened fire in a Montreal neighborhood in June, officials said.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Abarca alleged that the situation involved at least one legislative staffer and one legislator, and that at least one person has been placed on administrative leave as a result.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of person

Noun

The the world’s largest mountain range and deepest canyon occupy these might waters, but warming waters and habitat destruction have left the ocean‘s creatures struggling.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026
No other compound can unlock as much energy—and any creature that goes without O2 has to make do with less.

— James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of creature

Noun

Officers were already at an unrelated car crash two blocks away when they were summoned to a single-family home in Windfield based on a 911 call from a man who identified himself as the shooter, Windfield Police Chief Robbie DeLong said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
The mother of 19-year-old Izick Aminartey is remembering her son as a loving young man after he was identified as one of two people killed in a shooting in Essex, Maryland.

— Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of man

Noun

Ries argues that leadership transitions succeed not because remarkable individuals take over, but because organizations have embedded their purpose deeply enough to survive leadership change.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Any individual or institution with an Internet connection faces the danger that its proprietary data will be sucked into AI training sets.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

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