Synonyms & related words for anthropoid

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of anthropoid — including manlike, hominid, primate, prehuman, protohuman, humanoid. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to anthropoid

Explore words related to anthropoid — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include apelike, ape, hominoid, pongid, apishly, apeman, apish, catarrhine. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for anthropoid

Common synonyms for anthropoid include manlike, hominid, primate, prehuman, protohuman, humanoid, caveman, troglodyte — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does anthropoid come from?

The word anthropoid breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: anthrop-, from Greek anthropos (“human”); and -oid, from Greek eidos (“form, shape”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.