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

Digit 5 is designed to be the first humanoid robot that can operate safely next to human coworkers while working 20 hours a day and lifting more than a human can. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2026 With self-driving vehicles and even some humanoid robots entering larger-scale production, there’s an increasingly high demand to build AI systems that better grasp how to move about the physical world without barreling into everything around it. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026

Noun

Analysts noted that Tesla’s robotaxis could benefit from Starlink connectivity, while its autonomous vehicles and Optimus humanoid robots could more closely integrate SpaceX’s AI technology. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 Instead, the company is changing course to focus on developing autonomous products, such as self-driving taxis and humanoid robots. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for humanoid

Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid

Adjective

Learning from human demonstrations offers another way to develop skills by using examples of how a task should be performed.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Even today human infants are helpless without at least one connection.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of human

Noun

The special effects team has done terrific work re-creating his body down to the creature’s fringed lashes.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Again, another smash cut around Middle-earth reveals new flying and burrowing creatures, a shot of the Balrog (voiced by Simon Pegg) and more people armed with swords fighting for their lives.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 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

Only in this case, the vaccine’s mRNA teaches immune cells to recognize key features of an individual’s cancer rather than a virus.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
California officials have countered that the list is unverified and includes the names of lawful voters, despite recent charges announced by DOJ of roughly 28 individuals from the list accused of voting and immigration-related crimes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of individual

Noun

Russian authorities accused the Michigan man of signing a contract with Ukraine’s military in the eastern Ukrainian city of Izyum after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country in February 2022.

— Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
The plight of his followers began to emerge in mid-March 2023, when a local man told police that his brother and wife had starved their children to death in the forest on Mackenzie's orders.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of man

Noun

Studies have found that just one lionfish can reduce the replenishment of native fish populations on some reefs by nearly 80%.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Of course, the ruffled potato chips that arrive with the dip are made in-house, and the fish is lacquered with a honey miso glaze.

— Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fish

Noun

Investigators found Amy in a separate area with a ligature around her neck and burns covering up to 30% of her body, according to court documents.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Several different types of peptides are naturally found in the body, like insulin and endorphins.

— Renée Onque, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

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