as in anthropoid
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in homo
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of hominid
Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019
An enlarged brain case also distinguishes this species from our more distant, early hominid ancestor Australopithecus — famously known for the 3-million-year-old Lucy specimen in Ethiopia.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Food preparation tools recovered from an Israel archeological excavation that started in 1989 have pushed back evidence of ancient hominid plant processing by about 400,000 years — all because they weren’t cleaned.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hominid
Adjective
But these adaptations may have cost the hominid resilience to other environmental pressures.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2019
An enlarged brain case also distinguishes this species from our more distant, early hominid ancestor Australopithecus — famously known for the 3-million-year-old Lucy specimen in Ethiopia.
—Tree Meinch, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2023
Noun
Though not the first animal sent to space, Ham was the first hominid – any species including humans in the great ape category – to make it there.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Food preparation tools recovered from an Israel archeological excavation that started in 1989 have pushed back evidence of ancient hominid plant processing by about 400,000 years — all because they weren’t cleaned.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hominid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hominid
Adjective
-
Image Image The push toward humanoid labor has been building for years, fueled by advances in both robotic hardware and A.I. technologies that allow robots to rapidly learn new skills.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
-
The White Lotus and Gilded Age star played the humanoid Proxima Midnight in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Ideally, artificial intelligence agents aim to help humans, but what does that mean when humans want conflicting things?—
Aidan Kierans,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
-
And parenting is different from other stressors that most humans are subjected to: A big work project ultimately ends, but motherhood just keeps going.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Davis police on Monday continued their search for the person or people who shot and wounded three people in the city’s Community Park on Saturday sending UC Davis Picnic Day revelers scrambling from the chaos.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
-
Every person in the USA, not just citizens, has a right to due process.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
The fifth movement is his funeral: a witches’ sabbath replete with monsters and creatures, with an undead version of his beloved as their ringleader.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
-
In the game, players take on the role of planeswalkers, powerful spellcasters who summon creatures, cast spells and use artifacts to defeat their opponents.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram 817-390-7760 Mac Engel is an award-winning columnist who has covered sports since the dawn of man; Cowboys, TCU, Stars, Rangers, Mavericks, etc. Olympics.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
-
Their names appeared on a list of more than 200 Venezuelan men held in the notorious prison, which is how their family found them.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Jack McCumber was a real estate and business appraiser with an information systems background before getting hired by the IRS for its Large Business and International unit, which audits high-net-worth individuals and companies with more than $10 million in assets.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
-
Like other requests made to the Supreme Court, Harris took aim at the breadth of the injunctions issued by the district courts, which are nationwide in scope and cover states and individuals who are not involved in the litigation before them.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
To support heart health, the National Institutes of Health recommend a diet that emphasizes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish, poultry, beans, nuts, vegetable oils, and fat-free or low-fat dairy products.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Apr. 2025
-
The most common are to cow’s milk, eggs, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish and sesame.—
Breanne Hayes Haney,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Recent funding has supported the digitization of over 2,000 vertebrate specimens, including rare and endangered species.—
Devon Akmon,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2025
-
The landscape is a gardeners’ dream with apple, plum, pear, cherry and nectarine trees, a goji berry patch, blueberry plants, an herb garden, fresh mint, specimens of viburnum, various holly shrubs, arborvitae, Alberta spruces and andromeda plants.—
Karen A. Avitabile,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hominid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hominid. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share