Synonyms & related words for chimpanzee

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of chimpanzee — including chimp, monkey. 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 chimpanzee

Explore words related to chimpanzee — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include apes, pongid, bonobo, simian, orangutan, catarrhine, primate, prosimian. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for chimpanzee

Common synonyms for chimpanzee include chimp, monkey — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does chimpanzee come from?

The word chimpanzee breaks down into one root of Kongo origin: the root chimpanzee, from Kongo ci-mpenzi (“mockman”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.