What is another word for humanoids?

Pronunciation: [hjˈuːmɐnˌɔ͡ɪdz] (IPA)

Humanoids, which refers to creatures that resemble humans, can be described by several synonyms. One of them is "anthropomorphic," which literally means having the characteristics of a human being. Another synonym is "android," which refers to an artificially created humanoid, often seen in science fiction. "Hominid" is another synonym, which refers specifically to creatures that belong to the family Hominidae, which includes humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. "Biped," meanwhile, describes creatures that walk on two legs, such as humans and some dinosaurs. Finally, "mimic" can also be used to describe humanoids, as they imitate human behavior and characteristics.

What are the hypernyms for Humanoids?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Humanoids

We were not humanoids.
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Winston Marks
"And what do you mean by you humanoids?
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They are more fragile than we humanoids."
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Famous quotes with Humanoids

  • The amount of time we spend thinking, criticizing, judging, worrying, calculating, fighting, hating, arguing, is not funny. Considering one third of our lives we spend sleeping and the rest is consumed by non-creative processes mentioned above... What a waste of life. Let's also stop becoming paranoid humanoids and instead simply be human beings living in joy. Mickeymize your life...
    Mickey Mehta
  • I'd sooner exchange ideas with the birds on earth than learn to carry on intergalactic communications with some obscure race of humanoids on a satellite planet from the world of Betelgeuse.
    Edward Abbey
  • ...the snarling, whining, pampered, analphabetic humanoids of Hollywood emerge as garbage irrelevantly gilded with adventitious photogeneity.
    Anthony Burgess

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