Gorilla

/ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/

Synonyms for "gorilla" (207 found)

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Closest matches (42)

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bloodletter bloodshedder bomber bravo brawler briareus brobdingnagian bruiser brute bully bullyboy burker butcherbutton mancain cannibal capuchin chacmacharles atlaschimpanzee colossus combatant

Strong matches (62)

competitor contender contestant cutthroat cyclops demon desperado devil disputant dragon drill duelist enforcer entellus eradicator executioner exterminator fencer feuder fiend

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fighterfighting cockfire eaterfire-eater firebrand foilsman fury gamecock garroter giant gibbon gladiator goliath goon guenon guereza gun gunman gunsel hanuman hardnosehatchet manhead hunterhead-hunterhell raiserhell-raiser hellcat hellhound hellion herculeshit manholy terrorhomicidal maniachomicide hood hoodlum hooligan

Noun(5 words)

enforcergenus of primatesgoongorilla gorillagreat ape

Related words (103)

hothead hotspur incendiary jouster killer knight langur lemur macaquemad dogmadcap mafioso manman eaterman-eater man-killer mandrill manslayer marmoset massacrer

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matador militant monstermountain gorillamug mugger murderermuscle manoaf orang orangutan pesticideplug uglyplug-ugly poison poisoner polyphemus powerhouseproboscis monkeyquarreler rapist revolutionary rhesus rioter rival rodman rough roughneck rowdy ruffian sabreur saki samson savage scrapper scuffler she-wolf slaughterer slayer spitfire squabbler stalwart strangler streetfighterstrong armstrong manstrong-arm manstrong-armer struggler superman swashbuckler sword swordplayer swordsman tarzan termagant terror terroristthe mightythe strongthug tiger tigress tilter titan torpedo toughtough guytower of strengthtrigger mantusslerugly customerviolent virago vixenwild beastwitch wolf wrangleryoung turk

Noun(3 words)

muscle primatetaxonomic genus

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More general

10 entries

agent animal classificationgreat apemammal personnel pongid primate taxon worker

More specific

6 entries

Cross River gorillaGorilla beringeiGorilla gorillaeastern lowland gorillamountain gorillawestern lowland gorilla

Collocations

6 entries

Cross River gorillaeastern lowland gorillagorilla behaviormountain gorillasilverback gorillawestern lowland gorilla

Inflections

1 entries

gorillas

Derivations

1 entries

gorilla-like

Sample sentences

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A reporter is interviewing Dr. Patterson about Koko, a talking gorilla.

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Hundreds of people called or wrote to the Gorilla Foundation.

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Dr. Patterson communicated with a gorilla using sign language.

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The gorilla was one year old at the time.

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