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Synonyms & Antonyms of monkey
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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 for monkey
- addiction,
- dependence
- (also dependance),
- habit,
- jones
- [slang]
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2
an appealingly mischievous person
- come back here, you little monkey!
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“Monkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkey. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of monkey was circa 1530
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