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adjective

Definition of humanoidnext
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
British humanoid robotics startup Neura Robotics deployed its wheeled Alpha humanoid robot, HMND 01, for a two-week trial. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026 That leaves 74% of Unitree’s humanoid sales to universities, research institutions, and individual developers looking to hone their own AI and motion-control capabilities. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 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
  1. human
  2. creature
  3. hominid
  4. person
  5. individual
  6. man
  7. fish
  8. body
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
  • In a first-of-its-kind comprehensive review published in the journal Primates, anthropologists at the University of Oxford explored various instances of monkeys and apes carrying, grooming, playing, and sometimes actually adopting other creatures.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
  • Like any living creature, Etna can only speculate about the other shapes that his life might have taken.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 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 are numerous civic-minded and patriotic transgender individuals who might like to join an organization such as the DAR, Wilkerson said.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • Because some individuals recover without needing medical care or being tested for the Cyclospora cayetanensis parasite, the number of infected people in this outbreak is likely higher.
    — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of individual
Noun
  • Chamberlain allegedly pointed a handgun at the third man prior to Marshall’s arrival.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • The three women were caught in the crossfire, while the three men allegedly participated in the gunfire.
    — Reeti Malhotra July 21, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of man
Noun
  • This month biologists at the University of Vermont reported in Nature that the black melanoma is contagious, the tumor cells themselves passing from one fish to the next.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The repertoire is remarkable, with meat, fish and vegetarian choices, and designed so guests combining lodges won’t be repeat-eating.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Definition of fish
Noun
  • Later on Friday, Infantino said the plan was to strengthen such bodies, not divide world soccer.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026
  • If your body has been asking you in a few ways to slow down (like feeling a cough coming on, or a tiredness that won’t shake off), stop fighting against what your body or heart is trying to tell you.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
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“Humanoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humanoid. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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