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human

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of human

relating to or characteristic of human beings
  • itʼs human nature to care about what people think of us
Synonyms of human

earthborn, mortal, natural
Words Related to human

anthropoid, creatural, hominid, humanlike, humanoid
Near Antonyms of human

angelic (or angelical), divine, godlike, preternatural, superhuman, supernatural, supernormal

immortal, omnipotent, omniscient

animal, beastly, bestial, brute, infrahuman

inhuman, robotic, subhuman
Antonyms of human

nonhuman

human

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of human

a member of the human race
  • humans are the only mammals not endowed with a natural defense against the elements, such as fur or a thick hide
Synonyms of human

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

hominid, homo, humanoid

brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor

celebrity, personality, self, somebody
Phrases Synonymous with human

son of man
Near Antonyms of human

animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter

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