HUMANOID Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of humanoid

as in human

looking or acting like a human being humanoid robots The movie is about humanoid aliens invading Earth.

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noun

as in creature

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Recent Examples of humanoid

Adjective

This move signifies growing momentum for humanoid robotics in Europe, challenging the US and China. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Even Tesla, the lone automaker that made a profit selling EVs to Americans, now seems more interested in creating humanoid robots than cars. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

Noun

In the not-so-distant future, a grieving couple who have lost their son takes a humanoid into their lives with the same face and voice as their late child. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026 Ultra-realistic humanoid robots are being developed with silicone skin, lifelike facial expressions, natural voices and simulated emotions. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for humanoid

Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid

Adjective

Companies and institutions must intentionally leverage AI to enhance human relationships, mentorship, and care, ensuring efficiency serves dignity and purpose, not just output.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The inside of her phone case tested positive for human blood, court records said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of human

Noun

Ayres noted a large wound on the fish’s body before the impact, which hinted that the orcas feasted on the creature before slamming it to pieces.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 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

Definition of creature

Noun

That’s also when a Seattle gastroenterologist named Walter Voegtlin published a pale volume with a drawing of a loincloth-wearing hominid on the cover.

— David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
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

Definition of hominid

Noun

All involved persons are in their 20s, according to scanner audio, and alcohol may have been involved in the incident.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
Daily newspapers keep scores of advance obituaries on file so reporters aren’t scrambling on deadline when an important person in the community dies.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of person

Noun

There was so much striving, by individuals and their teams, striving for the World Cup trophy and striving against every structural indecency that conspired to compromise the game’s integrity.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Per The New York Times, two of the individuals who took part in the 2019 meeting alongside him are still in jail.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of individual

Noun

The water in the Rhine and Meuse rivers is unusually warm at around 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 Celsius), and there are reports of blue-green algae spreading and fish dying.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Moss recalled a bass fishing trip last fall when his son accidentally hooked Brooke in the shoulder while fish were busting on the surface in front of them.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of fish

Noun

Another photo showed blue plastic fragments embedded in a knee, which prosecutors maintain are from an inflatable pool d4vd allegedly used while dismembering the body.

— Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The statute defines clothing as articles of wearing apparel worn on the human body.

— Zuri Primos July 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

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