HUMANOIDS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

humanoids

noun

plural of humanoid

as in humans

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Recent Examples of humanoids Building better humanoids Alongside Dyno, VinDynamics is showcasing a range of technologies that form the building blocks of its humanoid robotics platform. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

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Noun

Mostly forgotten in all of this is the impact of these deaths on the humans rescuing them in Chicago.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
And Ship will start carrying humans into the final frontier in the near future, if all goes to plan.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of humans

Noun

Tiny creatures like crabs and ants traveled huge distances, encountering all sorts of dangers—driven by the instinct to lay eggs and reproduce at any cost.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The sensational international rescue of the famously sentient creatures, replete with colossal cargo planes, huge crates and Shedd staffers working in the dead of night to transport and care for the whales, must have looked made for social media.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of creatures

Noun

As Bryan starts to encounter the strange beings who appear on the outskirts of Raccoon City, the game mechanisms click into place.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
His understanding of humans as imperfect complex beings and looking at life beyond the dichotomy of individuals as good or bad.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of beings

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

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 Treasury has also indicated there may be exemptions, such as for individuals who bought or inherited their home but who now have a lower income.

— Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of individuals

Noun

Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Sometimes a starship encounters a cosmic entity that — for some hard-to-fathom reason — chooses to study lesser mortals by forcing them into a big old game of dress-up.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of mortals

Noun

The specimens are expected to ultimately be displayed in a museum collection, where they will be preserved and made accessible to the public and to other scientists for further study, the city said.

— Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
The technology enables the scanning of objects to create thousands of X-rays, resulting in 3D renderings that can peer inside structures without damaging specimens — such as the inside of a snake’s tail.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

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