Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The word "ape" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

monkey

Derived Terms

Apefrica Apefrican Apelanta Barbary ape) Bili ape God's ape North American wood ape Steller's sea ape ape hanger ape in ape leader ape shit ape-baboon ape-bearer ape-fissure ape-man ape-person apedom apefirmative action apefly apegirl apehanger apehood apekind apelet apelike apeling apely apeman apeness aper aperest apery apesault apeshit apess apetempt apewoman apish aquatic ape hypothesis aquatic ape theory black ape dental ape go ape great ape gutter ape half-ape hog-ape hog-faced ape lesser ape like a raped ape man ape naked ape night-ape nose ape pavement ape rape ape red ape sacred ape sea ape semi-ape she-ape skunk ape stoned ape theory street ape swamp ape sysape teenaper yard ape

Context

derogatory slang

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor doer imitate misfit mock primate worker

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

apelet apeling apess great ape

Type Of (IsA)

animal mammal primate

Manner Of

imitate

Related Terms

Animals monkey troop

Related Terms

animal animal gorilla behave clade crazy foolish fur gorilla hominoidea huge huge monkey human human evolution imitate imitator large large monkey mimic monkey poorly primate troop wild

Synonym Network

anthropoid caricature copycat

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.