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monkey

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of monkey

1 a physiological need for certain drugs

I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off

Synonyms of monkey

addiction, dependence (also dependance), habit, jones [slang]

Words Related to monkey

alcoholism, heroinism, morphinism

habituation, tolerance

2 an appealingly mischievous person

come back here, you little monkey!

Synonyms of monkey

devil, hellion, imp, mischief, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scamp, urchin

Words Related to monkey

cutup, larker, madcap, skylarker

brat, disrupter, misbehaver, nuisance

juvenile delinquent

Near Antonyms of monkey

beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, joker, louse, lout, skunk, snake, stinkard, stinker

knave, miscreant, reprobate, scalawag (or scallywag), scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain

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