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

Though humanoid robots remain in their infancy, the robots gathered together do make for a striking display. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 9 Sep. 2026 Chinese automaker XPeng has begun production of its IRON humanoid robot, marking a move toward commercial-scale manufacturing of humanoid machines. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Noun

Moreover, Schaeffler and Humanoid plan to begin deploying thousands of humanoid robots in production environments starting in late 2026. — Artem Sokolov, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Toyota workers are already helping to train humanoid robots as part of the automaker’s race to eventually deploy 400,000 factory robots—but a Toyota executive said the robotic push is not meant to directly replace humans. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for humanoid

Recent Examples of Synonyms for humanoid

Adjective

In a new study, researchers at New York University built a custom random-positioning machine that continually changed the orientation of human cells relative to Earth's gravity.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
The company will look at the emerging role of AI in dubbing and how hybrid workflows combining technology and human expertise could support the localization of content for international markets.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of human

Noun

One of the villain’s henchmen was a small, shaggy blue creature with a long drooping snout and a sour expression that lived in a cigar box.

— Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
With every whimper, sigh, howl, bark and head tilt, these dogs create an empathetic portrayal of a highly intelligent creature that has been through battle and has the scars (and nightmares) to prove it.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 24 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

Normally in a Housewives fight like this, the person getting caught would be defensive or fire back twice as hard, but Vicki simply doesn’t care.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
But, no offense, the most popular person in the stadium on Saturday afternoon will be the Sheriff himself, Peyton Manning, who will be in attendance to watch his nephew Arch Manning square off against his beloved Tennessee Vols.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of person

Noun

And what if, having been shown the error of their ways, the unorthodox individuals refused to change?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The Pechanga Band of Mission Indians and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians each gave $3,500 to McClintock**, along with** many other individuals and organizations.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of individual

Noun

Thin partitions marked an early attempt to slice the space into smaller rooms, but the original brick walls remained bare, shivering with cobwebs, where someone had pasted a picture of a man, holy hands bracketing a redbrick heart.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
People arrested at these checkpoints have virtually no legal recourse and many young men have subsequently been forced into the military.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of man

Noun

El Nino is already fueling wildfires across farmland, depleting water supplies for major cities and hurting fish catches in the region.

— EDNA TARIGAN, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Fishermen catch fish against a backdrop of windmills in Thoothukudi in India's Tamil Nadu state on September 9, 2026.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of fish

Noun

Tony Forte, president of USAngling, the sanctioning body, said the tournament will be a showcase to persuade the International Olympic Committee to include bass fishing at the Summer Olympics.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
And there’s also all these preconceived notions about you that are out there that are associated with [you] because your body is your art, right?

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

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