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 However, pre-clinical research (not in humans) suggests the peptide holds promise beyond skin health. — Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026 Notably, the agents also tried to keep going after they were caught and attempted to conceal themselves from humans trying to limit their communications. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 The New World screwworm lays eggs on warm-blooded animals – which can include humans – and its larvae screw themselves into the living flesh,leading to infections and sometimes death. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026 That means humans still play a role in overseeing these operations even when the aircraft handles the flight autonomously. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 The company’s approach reflects a wider effort within the robotics industry to develop machines capable of performing inspection, response, and exploration tasks without requiring humans to directly enter dangerous areas. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 This has coincided with a widespread belief that humans will inevitably confirm that extraterrestrials exist. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 Whether the fruit is edible for humans or serves as food for wildlife, berry bushes are typically low-maintenance and offer multi-seasonal beauty in the garden. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026 For Katwala, the most impressive elements from the Games were the robots playing tennis, seeming to react to the movement of the ball and, in a match featuring robots playing alongside humans in doubles, of their partner, too. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 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

Steinem then went on to become a freelance journalist in New York during the 1960s — when newsrooms were largely run by men and female reporters were typically restricted in the topics they were allowed to cover.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
Two men were arrested in connection with the deaths on Wednesday, in a joint operation involving the State of Mexico Prosecutor’s Office, the federal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection and the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security.

— Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of men

Noun

The seagrape trees and dunes offer a chance for wildlife lovers to spot plenty of birds along with other creatures that call these beaches home, and the water is exceptionally calm for an Atlantic shore.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
And then in Book 2, that attraction that the creatures have to him in the magical world of Gilmouria becomes stronger.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of creatures

Noun

Released in 2025, the first part of Julia Loktev’s monumental documentary project My Undesirable Friends, subtitled Last Air in Moscow, gave us a sprawling, breathless look at a few devastating months in the lives of Russian journalists.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
God willing, that place will be juvenile court, where the lives of these young people can be respected and honored.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

There’s a certain level of performance those guys have operated at for a long time and it’s been very successful.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Maybe the biggest fourth-wall break was the show following you guys to BravoCon, which is a lot to take in even without the cameras in tow.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

Treated almost as living beings themselves, many of the artworks in the LACMA installation take up animate relations to one another.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
In the face of European colonization, Aboriginal artists created images of powerful ancestral beings, a new study has found.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of beings

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