HUMAN BEINGS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

human beings

noun

plural of human being

as in lives

a member of the human race we're all human beings, regardless of our differences

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Recent Examples of human beings Host Karina Longworth strips away the sanitized studio myths of Old Hollywood, offering meticulously researched, creative nonfiction that portrays famous icons as relatable, flawed human beings rather than untouchable legends. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Politics is the art of human beings solving problems without killing each other. — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 July 2026 Laws are broken every day, and injustice will always exist as long as human beings exist. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 For the entirety of his adult life, George Washington enslaved other human beings. — John Garrison Marks, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026 While a nonstop parade of human beings moves through this space every day, raccoons numbering in the hundreds are moving back and forth among this static urban architecture above us. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026 Burmese pythons threaten the safety of human beings, as well as prey on household pets, such as cats and dogs. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Today, several nations are making new plans to launch human beings back to the moon, then onward to Mars and perhaps beyond. — Leonard David, Space.com, 3 July 2026 Live music has been in demand for thousands of years, and so long as there are human beings with a little bit of disposable income, there's money to be made. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026

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Noun

Purja and his team also carried out a number of daring rescues, often putting their own lives in danger.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
In 2012, China occupied Scarborough Shoal, a traditional Filipino fishing ground inside the Philippines’ EEZ, endangering the lives of Philippine personnel and fishermen in the process.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

Not even one of the most optimistic men in the country can deny that one of the biggest projects in the history of Texas won’t have some impact on the University of Texas football team.

— Mac Engel July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Police say two men in a four-door black Cadillac displayed a handgun and demanded an arrow key, which opens collection boxes.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of men

Noun

The service Casually buttoned-up and (like many other things at this property) classic New York, with concierge and servers always ready to lend a hand—but without fussing over anything.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2026
Is this the same Panthea who hates anyone fake or putting things on?

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of things

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

Those guys had first- and second-round talent, at least as determined by the 32 teams.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
But Ben, Anton and I, not knowing what couldn’t be done, decided that three guys in their mid-twenties with no engineering background to speak of would be the ones to get this thing off the ground.

— Ronnen Harary, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

Quixotic aerialists twisted, turned and unfolded above the crowd, using flowing fabric and butterfly-inspired movements to mirror the creatures being celebrated.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
With its spectacular imagery of bioluminescent creatures, not to mention a giant squid measuring somewhere between 2-4 storeys tall, this is a film that demands to be seen on the big screen.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of creatures

Noun

Motivated, talented individuals (which is to say, founders) can go much further with far fewer resources than at any point in the history of software.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Families should be cautious about signing documents, paying unverified individuals or accepting guarantees about release or case outcomes.

— Ascend Agency, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of individuals

Noun

The series is chock full of supernatural happenings, with evil and malicious beings (both human and not) around every corner.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
More recently, Adam Frank, David Grinspoon and Sara Imari Walker applied the noosphere to SETI by considering the collective intelligence of all the beings on a planet acting as a kind of combined planetary scale intelligence.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 July 2026

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