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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So what’s the point of building humanoid robots that can perform athletically? — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Unitree, one of China’s leading humanoid robot makers, also made its listing debut in Shanghai in August. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Noun

XPeng's humanoid robot IRON is on display during the 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show on May 31, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province of China. — Jenny Lee,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 XPeng says the facility is designed to bring its automotive manufacturing expertise into robotics as competition intensifies among companies developing general-purpose humanoid robots. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for humanoid

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The science behind human pheromones, however, is wishy-washy at best, and maximizing odor may also be putting your love life in a funk.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 22 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, 68% of advisors say that building long-term client trust still requires a human touch.

— Lital Marom, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of human

Noun

The material inequities that result from anti-Blackness, housing discrimination, or financial insecurity are conveniently absent; Yrsa is a creature absorbed by her own grievances and frustrations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Riparian habitats, like creeks flowing through canyons, are home to sensitive creatures including California newts, frogs and toads.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 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

Macklemore invited Robert Kraft, the owner of Gillette Stadium and the New England Patriots and the person who pressured Messina Tour Group to fire him, to match his donation.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
There was a large fight on campus and a report of a person armed with a gun, resulting in a lockdown Thursday at Plantation High School, according to police.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of person

Noun

It’s been commonly accepted that American corporations and individuals pay for young associates with prestigious credentials an alarmingly high billable hour to complete non-legal tasks.

— Logan Brown, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Although Iran’s leading pharmaceutical firms are not themselves under sanctions, several of the largest are connected to sanctioned charitable conglomerates or to sanctioned individuals.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of individual

Noun

For the first few days, they were held in a room crammed with up to 80 men, with just a handful of open toilets, in frigid conditions and with only a thin towel to sleep under, before being moved to two-person cells.

— Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has some new digs—an Airstream trailer in Memphis, parked just steps from xAI’s most ambitious project yet.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of man

Noun

Humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa, quite the mouthful and named after Hawaiʻi's official state fish, is the resort's signature seafood restaurant, and a dreamy one.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Since joining, the aquarium has taken in more than 3,300 trafficked animals, including axolotls, corals, reptiles and fish.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

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