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primate
Any of various mammals of the order Primates, which consists of the lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and apes including humans, and is characterized by nails on the hands and feet, a short snout, and a large brain.
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  1. Any of various mammals of the order Primates, which consists of the lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and apes including humans, and is characterized by nails on the hands and feet, a short snout, and a large brain.
  2. A bishop of highest rank in a province or country.
  3. An archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop in a province, etc.
lemur
Any of a family (Lemuridae) of prosimian primates with large eyes, a long tail, a pointed muzzle, and soft, woolly fur: they are mostly tree-dwelling and nocturnal, and are found only in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands
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  1. Any of a family (Lemuridae) of prosimian primates with large eyes, a long tail, a pointed muzzle, and soft, woolly fur: they are mostly tree-dwelling and nocturnal, and are found only in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands
  2. Any of various primates of the infraorder Lemuriformes of Madagascar and adjacent islands, having elongated lower incisors and nails on all digits except the second toe of the hind foot.
anthropoid ape
A primate belonging to the family Pongidae, which includes the chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, and orangutan. Orangutans are arboreal whereas the other three species are terrestrial or semiarboreal. Anthropoid apes move in trees mainly by arm-swinging and on the ground by quadrupedal walking in which the upper body weight is borne on the knuckles.
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  1. A primate belonging to the family Pongidae, which includes the chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, and orangutan. Orangutans are arboreal whereas the other three species are terrestrial or semiarboreal. Anthropoid apes move in trees mainly by arm-swinging and on the ground by quadrupedal walking in which the upper body weight is borne on the knuckles.
pry
To obtain with effort or difficulty:
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  1. To obtain with effort or difficulty:
  2. To look or inquire closely, curiously, or impertinently:
  3. To raise, move, or force open with a lever.
butt
A unit of volume equal to two hogsheads, usually the equivalent of 126 US gallons (about 477 liters).
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  1. A unit of volume equal to two hogsheads, usually the equivalent of 126 US gallons (about 477 liters).
  2. One that serves as an object of ridicule or contempt:
  3. A mound of earth, bales of straw, etc. behind a target, for receiving fired rounds or shot arrows
dupe
A person who has been deceived.
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  1. A person who has been deceived.
  2. A person who is easily deceived or is used to carry out the designs of another.
  3. (Restaurant industry) A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
fool
A man formerly kept in the household of a nobleman or king to entertain by joking and clowning; professional jester
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  1. A man formerly kept in the household of a nobleman or king to entertain by joking and clowning; professional jester
  2. A person with little or no judgment, common sense, wisdom, etc.; silly or stupid person; simpleton
  3. A victim of a joke or trick; dupe
gull
(Soccer) A player, supporter or other person connected with Torquay United Football Club.
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  1. (Soccer) A player, supporter or other person connected with Torquay United Football Club.
  2. A person easily cheated or tricked; dupe
  3. Any of various chiefly coastal seabirds of the family Laridae, having long wings, webbed feet, a thick, slightly hooked beak, and usually gray and white plumage.
lamb
The flesh of a young sheep, used as food
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  1. The flesh of a young sheep, used as food
  2. A young sheep, especially one that is not yet weaned.
  3. A gentle or innocent person, particularly a child
pushover
One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of.
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  1. One that is easily defeated or taken advantage of.
  2. Someone who lets himself be picked or bullied on without defending or stand up for him/herself.
  3. A person, group, etc. easily persuaded, defeated, etc.
victim
A person who is tricked, swindled, or taken advantage of:
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  1. A person who is tricked, swindled, or taken advantage of:
  2. One who is harmed or killed by another, especially by someone committing a criminal or unlawful act:
  3. A person or animal killed as a sacrifice to a god in a religious rite
sucker
A person highly susceptible to the attractions of something specified
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  1. A person highly susceptible to the attractions of something specified
  2. One that is indiscriminately attracted to something specified:
  3. A person. Used as a generalized term of reference, often as an intensive:
fall guy
A gullible victim; a dupe.
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  1. A gullible victim; a dupe.
  2. One who is gullible and easily duped
  3. (Slang) A person made to or left to face the consequences, as of a scheme that has miscarried
gudgeon
A metal pivot or journal at the end of a shaft or an axle, around which a wheel or other device turns.
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  1. A metal pivot or journal at the end of a shaft or an axle, around which a wheel or other device turns.
  2. (Slang) One who is easily duped.
  3. A small freshwater cyprinid fish (Gobio gobio), often used for bait.
mark
A number, letter, or symbol used to indicate various grades of academic achievement:
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  1. A number, letter, or symbol used to indicate various grades of academic achievement:
  2. A point reached or gained:
  3. A Plimsoll mark.
patsy
A person easily taken advantage of, cheated, blamed, or ridiculed.
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  1. A person easily taken advantage of, cheated, blamed, or ridiculed.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Patrick.
  3. (Slang) A person easily imposed upon or victimized
pigeon
(Slang) One who is easily swindled; a dupe.
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  1. (Slang) One who is easily swindled; a dupe.
  2. An object of special concern; an affair or matter.
  3. Any of a family (Columbidae, order Columbiformes) of birds with a small head, plump body, long, pointed wings, and short legs
sap
A covered trench or tunnel dug to a point near or within an enemy position.
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  1. A covered trench or tunnel dug to a point near or within an enemy position.
  2. (Slang) A stupid person; fool
  3. A leather-covered bludgeon with a short, flexible shaft or strap, used as a hand weapon.
mug
As much as a mug will hold
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  1. As much as a mug will hold
  2. A rough, ugly person; ruffian, thug, etc.
  3. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
fiddle
To make unskilled efforts at repairing or improving:
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  1. To make unskilled efforts at repairing or improving:
  2. (Chiefly British) To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one's employer.
  3. To touch or handle something in a nervous way:
fool
To confound or prove wrong; surprise, especially pleasantly:
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  1. To confound or prove wrong; surprise, especially pleasantly:
  2. (Informal) To speak or act facetiously or in jest; joke:
  3. To toy, tinker, or mess:
meddle
(Obs.) To mingle; combine
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  1. (Obs.) To mingle; combine
  2. To concern oneself with or take part in other people's affairs without being asked, welcomed, or needed; interfere (in or with)
  3. To handle something carelessly or ignorantly; tamper:
mess
To make disorderly or dirty:
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  1. To make disorderly or dirty:
  2. To eat as one of a mess
  3. To take a meal in a military mess.
tamper
(In professional sports) To discuss future contracts against league rules with a player.
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  1. (In professional sports) To discuss future contracts against league rules with a player.
  2. To interfere in a harmful or disruptive manner; meddle:
  3. (Archaic) To contrive something secretly; plot; scheme
tinker
To work as a tinker
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  1. To work as a tinker
  2. To make unskilled or experimental efforts at repair; fiddle:
  3. To fuss or putter aimlessly or uselessly
fiddle
(Chiefly British) To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one's employer.
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  1. (Chiefly British) To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one's employer.
  2. To play or tinker (with), esp. in a nervous way
  3. To play (a tune) on a fiddle.
fidget
To move about in a restless, nervous, or impatient way
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  1. To move about in a restless, nervous, or impatient way
  2. To behave or move nervously or restlessly.
  3. To play or fuss; fiddle:
fool
To deceive or trick; dupe:
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  1. To deceive or trick; dupe:
  2. To act like a fool; be silly
  3. To toy, tinker, or mess:
play
To act or conduct oneself in a specified way:
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  1. To act or conduct oneself in a specified way:
  2. To put (a specified card) into play
  3. (Music) To perform on an instrument:
putter
To walk or move in an unhurried or casual manner.
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  1. To walk or move in an unhurried or casual manner.
  2. To move while making such a sound.
  3. (Intransitive) To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks.
tinker
To fuss or putter aimlessly or uselessly
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  1. To fuss or putter aimlessly or uselessly
  2. To make unskilled or experimental efforts at repair; fiddle:
  3. To work as a tinker
toy
To amuse oneself idly; trifle:
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  1. To amuse oneself idly; trifle:
  2. To engage in flirtation; dally
  3. To treat something casually or without seriousness:
trifle
To treat flippantly or without seriousness; play or toy:
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  1. To treat flippantly or without seriousness; play or toy:
  2. To play or toy (with something)
  3. To play fast and loose (with a person's affections); dally
twiddle
To toy or trifle with some object
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  1. To toy or trifle with some object
  2. To move in a twirling manner
  3. To twirl or play with lightly or idly
Find another word for monkey. In this page you can discover 42 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for monkey, like: primate, lemur, anthropoid ape, pry, fool around, tamper with, animal, meddle, butt, dupe and fool.

Sentence Examples

  • Like being a mortal blood monkey is soooooooo far above lunchmeat!

  • I'll be standing by the monkey bars.

  • Your monkey is safe.

  • Araucaria imbricata, the Chile pine, or "monkey puzzle," was introduced into Britain in 1796.

  • If he cared AT ALL that his blood monkey and mate had been totally abused.

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