Synonyms for primate
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Noun
1. Archbishop
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A mammal of the order Primates, comprising of apes (including humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.
Primates range from lemurs to gorillas.
Related words
- Word family
- primateship
- Is a kind of
- mammal
Forms
- Plural
- primates → archbishops, prelates, hierarchs, archpriests…
Example sentences
- archbishop Laurent Weber is the archbishop of Portland.
- prelate What's the difference between a prelate and a bishop?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| primate | steady | |
| archbishop | steady | |
| prelate | steady | |
| hierarch | rising | |
| archpriest | steady | |
| simian | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- simian3
- 7 letters
- prelate2
- 8 letters
- hierarch
- 10 letters
- archbishop3, archpriest
- 12 letters
- metropolitan5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (simian3 = 3 syllables).