GIBBON Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word gibbon. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for GIBBON
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| anthropoid | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • person who resembles a nonhuman primate • any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids adjective satellite • resembling apes • resembling human beings | ||||||
| ape | nounn | |||||
noun • any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all • someone who copies the words or behavior of another • person who resembles a nonhuman primate verb • imitate uncritically and in every aspect • represent in or produce a caricature of | ||||||
| monkey | nounn | |||||
noun • any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians) • one who is playfully mischievous verb • play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly • do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly | ||||||
| primates | nounn | |||||
noun • an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings | ||||||
| simian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • relating to or resembling an ape noun • an ape or monkey | ||||||
| edward gibbon | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794) | ||||||
| hylobates lar | nounn | |||||
noun • smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies | ||||||
