Synonyms for hominid
- noun
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
1. Great ape — any anthropoid of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas…
Other
Adjective
human, hominian
Definitions
- n. 1
Any anthropoid of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.
- adj. 1
Of the Hominidae.
Forms
- Plural
- hominids → hominiforms, cavemen…
Example sentences
- caveman I wonder when a caveman said something like this.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hominid | rising | |
| caveman | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- human2
- 7 letters
- caveman2
- 8 letters
- hominian
- 10 letters
- hominiform
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (human2 = 2 syllables).