HOMINIDS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

hominids

noun

plural of hominid

as in humans

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Noun

More than half all greenhouse gases produced by humans throughout history have been released into the atmosphere over 50 years.

— Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Instead of law enforcement, policing shifts to violent secure against mathematical possibility by acting against living humans now.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of humans

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

The animation is truly ugly, the characters moving at the framerate of a PowerPoint and looking less like the animals they’re supposed to be than weird hybrid troll creatures.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Hikers often spot these charismatic creatures perched on boulders or scurrying through wildflowers.

— Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of creatures

Noun

Still, social media videos showed individuals defiantly competing in front of the City Hall building in July.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Earlier this year, the State Department halted immigrant visas for individuals from Afghanistan, Brazil, Yemen and other countries.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of individuals

Noun

In fact, Shapiro says that collagen exclusively comes from animals, found in the skin, bones, and connective tissue of chicken, pork, fish, and beef, as well as bone broth.

— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
McCabe said there have been other more tropical bird species reported, as well as fish such as dorado and yellowfin tuna typically found further south.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of fish

Noun

The projections can take whatever physical form a ring-bearer wills, and some powerful Lanterns have conjured the shapes of living beings, though sentience is another matter.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Both players were brilliant, showcasing what can happen when beings presumably devote most of their 333-year-old lives to studying music.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of beings

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