Chimeric

/kɪˈmɛɹɪk/

Synonyms for "chimeric" (33 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: aerial, air built, airy, all in the mind, apparent.
  • Sentence evidence is available for chimeric, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, wordnet.

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 "chimeric".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "chimeric"

Keep "chimeric" 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 "chimeric" 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 "chimeric", 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 "chimeric" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

They crossed before the sun and vanished one by one and reappeared again and they were black in the sun and they rode out of that vanished sea like burn phantoms with the legs of the animals kicking up the spume that was not real and they were lost in the sun and lost in the lake and they shimmered and slurred together and separated again and they augmented by planes in lurid avatars and began to coalesce and there began to appear above them in the dawnbroached sky a hellish likeness of their ranks riding huge and inverted and the horses' legs incredibly elongate trampling down the high thin cirrus and the howling antiwarriors pendant from their mounts immense and chimeric and the high wild cries carrying that flat and barren pan like the cries of souls broke through some misweave in the weft of things into the world below.

Source: wiktionary

Application of the technology for producing chimeric mice has given considerable insight into the way intestinal crypts are organized.

Source: wiktionary

Chimeric embryos are made by injecting cells or genetic material from one species into the embryo of another.

Source: wiktionary

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "chimeric"?

Closest matches include aerial, air built, airy, all in the mind, apparent.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "chimeric"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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