HUMANS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

humans

noun

plural of human

as in people

a member of the human race humans are the only mammals not endowed with a natural defense against the elements, such as fur or a thick hide

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Recent Examples of humans Most notably, some leading Chinese thinkers believe robotics could be the key to unlocking artificial general intelligence—systems capable of performing as well as or better than humans across most tasks. — Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026 There are many things humans do that are difficult to imagine any machine improving upon, but driving is not one of them. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 That said, Waymo said its vehicles had an 88% lower injury crash rate than humans. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Replicants are also looking for their identity as the dominant species, and if God made humans in his image as humans did for Replicants — well, some Replicants might want to find out how to become gods. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026 The replicant uprising that has been bubbling up in the films has taken place and the humans have lost. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 11 Oct. 2026 Anthropic researchers found that even with automation, humans are still needed to oversee that automation and require user input. — Corynn Winston, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026 Co-existence with extraterrestrials has seen humans revert to old habits of prejudice and apartheid; crime and corruption are rampant as ever; pop-up ads now irksomely manifest as holograms in your personal space. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Direction is not merely a spatial coordinate, but an expression of the relationship between humans, nature and their surroundings. — Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

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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

However, the vision to revive animals like the woolly mammoth goes far beyond creating a real-life Jurassic Park with previously extinct creatures.

— Colleen McKown, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Shunned by locals, who believe she is cursed, Eleni turns to ancient rituals to resurrect her dead offspring but instead summons malevolent folkloric creatures known as the Kalikantzari.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of creatures

Noun

Built in 1965 and 1970, respectively, the vessels are approaching the limits of their service lives.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Their bid to change their lives turns into a dangerous chase, and the friendship becomes the one thing protecting them.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

The only way to make the bad guys sweat is to hand them a subpoena — or, at the least, to depict them unflatteringly on television.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Hip-hop fans who’ve followed Migos’ journey will never forget what you guys have done in music and your influence on other artists around the world.

— Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

In our conspiratorial age, the idea that there are fine, obscure relationships between seemingly disparate things is a thought seductive on the surface but oftentimes shallow underneath.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
While her home didn't suffer any damage, the loss of electricity was making things difficult, Haro said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

No one wants individuals to lose their jobs, but this suggests there were major inefficiencies within the federal bureaucracy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Eligible individuals may receive 12 months of free credit monitoring and identity restoration support through IDX, depending on the information affected.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of individuals

Noun

That said, the impossibility of knowing how to get rid of these immense beings, and the DIY nature of the operations its doughty characters come up with, is one of the great sources of satisfaction these movies offer.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Jainism therefore strongly encourages ahimsa toward all living beings, from animals to microbes, and vegetarianism is the norm.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

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