It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.
Source: tatoeba (2295)
Species
/ˈspiːʃiːz/
Synonyms for "species" (112 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (23)
animal kingdomantonomasiabinomial nomenclaturebiosystematicsbiosystematybiotypebloodbranchbrandbreedbroodcastcharacterclanclassclassificationcolordemedenominationdescription
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Noun(2 words)
animal species levelargus
Strong matches (33)
Related words (56)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: animal kingdom, animal species level, antonomasia, argus, binomial nomenclature.
- Sentence evidence is available for species, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss.
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 "species".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "species"
Keep "species" 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 "species" 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 "species", 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 "species" 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
10 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesendangered speciesinvasive speciesnative speciesspecies diversityspecies namespecies richness
Derivations
4 entriesTranslations
91 translations across 74 languages.
Afrikaans
4 entries- diersoort noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- plantsoort noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- soort noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- vissoort noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Albanian
2 entries- lloj noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- specie noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Arabic
1 entries- نَوْع noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Armenian
1 entries- տեսակ noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- növ noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Bashkir
1 entries- төр noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Basque
1 entries- espezie noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Belarusian
1 entries- від noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Bengali
1 entries- প্রজাতি noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Bulgarian
1 entries- вид noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Burmese
1 entries- မျိုးစိတ် noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- вид noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Catalan
1 entries- espècie noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 物種 /物种 noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- 種 /种 noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Czech
1 entries- druh noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Danish
1 entries- art noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Dari
2 entries- نَوع noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- گُونَه noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Dutch
1 entries- soort noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Estonian
1 entries- liik noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Finnish
1 entries- laji noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
French
1 entries- espèce noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Galician
1 entries- especie noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Georgian
1 entries- სახეობა noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
German
1 entries- Art noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Greek
1 entries- είδος noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִין noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Hindi
1 entries- जाति noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Hungarian
1 entries- faj noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Icelandic
1 entries- tegund noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Ido
1 entries- speco noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- نُوع noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- گونِه noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Irish
1 entries- speiceas noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Italian
1 entries- specie noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Japanese
1 entries- 種類 noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Kazakh
1 entries- түр noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Khmer
1 entries- ប្រភេទ noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Korean
2 entries- 종 noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- 종류 noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- түр noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Lao
3 entries- ພັນ noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- ສະປີຊີ noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- ເຍືີ່ອງ noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Latin
1 entries- speciēs noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Latvian
1 entries- suga noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Lithuanian
1 entries- rūšis noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Macedonian
1 entries- вид noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Malay
1 entries- spesies noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Mongolian
1 entries- зүйл noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- cor noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- cure noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- art noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- art noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- نوع noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Pashto
1 entries- نوع noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Polish
1 entries- gatunek noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Portuguese
1 entries- espécie noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Romanian
1 entries- specie noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Russian
1 entries- вид noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- gnè noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- seòrsa noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- vŕsta noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- вр́ста noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Slovak
1 entries- druh noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Slovene
1 entries- vrsta noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Spanish
1 entries- especie noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Swahili
1 entries- aina noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Swedish
1 entries- art noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Tagalog
1 entries- espesye noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Tajik
2 entries- гуна noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- навъ noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Tatar
1 entries- төр noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Thai
3 entries- ชนิด noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- พันธุ์ noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
- สปีชีส์ noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Turkish
1 entries- tür noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Turkmen
1 entries- görnüş noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Ukrainian
1 entries- вид noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Urdu
1 entries- نَوع noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Uyghur
1 entries- تۈر noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Uzbek
1 entries- tur noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Vietnamese
1 entries- loài noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Welsh
1 entries- rhywogaeth noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Yiddish
1 entries- מין noun (group of plants or animals having similar appearance)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
Environmental changes gave rise to new species.
Source: tatoeba (21022)
Although rainforests make up only two percent of the earth's surface, over half the world's wild plant, animal and insect species live there.
Source: tatoeba (26666)
The lion and the tiger are two different species of cat.
Source: tatoeba (29852)
Showing 4 of 25 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "species"?
Closest matches include animal kingdom, animal species level, antonomasia, argus, binomial nomenclature.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "species"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.