Synonyms for monkey

noun

1. primate, lemur, anthropoid ape; see animal 2.

   Types of monkeys include: marmoset, tamarin; capuchin, squirrel, howler, spider, woolly, macaque, baboon, mandrill, drill, mangabey, guenon, vervet, redtail, blue, colobus, leaf, proboscis.

2. Primates resembling monkeys include: gibbon, chimpanzee, orangutan, gorilla.

a monkey on one's back

verb