Synonyms for ape

Most common

mimic · emulator · imitator · aper · gorilla · chimpanzee

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

2. n. 2

   A Hominoidea primate other than a human.

3. v. 1

   To behave like an ape.

Related words

Word family

apedom apehood apekind apelike apely ape-man apeness apery

Phrases

go ape pavement ape great ape hog-faced ape naked ape aquatic ape theory aquatic ape hypothesis bush ape

Is a kind of

primate

Forms

Plural

apes → imitators, mimics, copy-cats, emulators…

Past participle

aped
e.g. aped → imitated, caricatured, mocked, impersonated…

Example sentences

• mimic Is it true that Ziri's dog can mimic human voices?
• emulator You can play PS2 games on a PC using an emulator.
• gorilla She lives at the Gorilla Foundation in California.
• chimpanzee In 1909, a chimpanzee learned how to say "mommy."

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

copy², mock¹, aper

5 letters

mimic², ditto²

6 letters

monkey², parrot², baboon², simian³

7 letters

gorilla³, imitate³

8 letters

simulate³, emulator⁴, imitator⁴

9 letters

personate

10 letters

caricature⁴, chimpanzee³, anthropoid

11 letters

counterfeit³, impersonate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (copy² = 2 syllables).