"What anthropoid would your girlfriend be most like?" "What a question... Well, um... An orangutan, I guess."
Source: tatoeba (1527922)
Anthropoid
/ˈænθɹəpɔɪd/
Synonyms for "anthropoid" (46 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Noun(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (13)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
Related words (23)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: ape, aboriginal, aborigine, ancient, antediluvian.
- Sentence evidence is available for anthropoid, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "anthropoid".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "anthropoid"
Keep "anthropoid" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "anthropoid" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "anthropoid", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "anthropoid" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
14 entriesCollocations
6 entriesanthropoid apeanthropoid lineageanthropoid primatesanthropoid skullanthropoid speciessimian anthropoid
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
23 translations across 16 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀνθρωποειδής adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Belarusian
1 entries- чалавекападо́бны adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Catalan
1 entries- antropoide adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Finnish
1 entries- ihmismäinen adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
German
1 entries- menschenähnlich adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Greek
1 entries- ανθρωποειδής adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Irish
1 entries- antrapóideach adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Manx
1 entries- antrapoydagh adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Polish
2 entries- antropoidalny adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
- człekokształtny adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Portuguese
1 entries- antropoide adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Romanian
2 entries- antropoid adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
- antropomorf adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Russian
2 entries- человекообра́зный adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
- человекоподо́бный adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- čovjekòlik adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
- ȁntropoīdan adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
- а̏нтропоӣдан adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
- човјеко̀лик adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Spanish
1 entries- antropoide adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Swedish
2 entries- antropoid adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
- människoliknande adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Ukrainian
1 entries- людиноподі́бний adj (having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Man appears to be the missing link between anthropoid apes and human beings.
Source: tatoeba (6303387)
An anthropoid ape has a body which is several times as hardy, durable and mighty as that of even the strongest man, but the ape has not the brain of a civilized man.
Source: tatoeba (11676071)
“And I am sorry for the man she loves,” said the girl, “for he loves her. I never met him, but from what Jane tells me he must be a very wonderful person. It seems that he was born in an African jungle, and brought up by fierce, anthropoid apes.”
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "anthropoid"?
Closest matches include ape, aboriginal, aborigine, ancient, antediluvian.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "anthropoid"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.