HUMANOIDS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

humanoids

noun

plural of humanoid

as in humans

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Recent Examples of humanoids Building better humanoids Alongside Dyno, VinDynamics is showcasing a range of technologies that form the building blocks of its humanoid robotics platform. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

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Noun

Organisms not resistant to this onslaught—anything from microbes and crops to whales and humans—would experience an almost violently severe sunburn.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Five years later, the FDA says that there is still not enough safety data on those dozen ingredients to declare them as being generally recognized as safe and effective for humans.

— Tracy Middleton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of humans

Noun

Rather than relying on supernatural creatures or elaborate mythology, Fears to Fathom builds suspense around seemingly ordinary situations that take increasingly terrifying turns.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Here are five ways to make your Halloween display friendlier to the creatures that fly, slither and scurry through your yard.

— Katie Koschalk, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of creatures

Noun

This is then put in dialogue with Nourry’s other artworks around the theme of women as mythological beings.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
In the Prime Video limited series, set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049, the simmering conflict between the artificial beings, known as Replicants, and humans has erupted into outright war, and humans lost.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of beings

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

The incredible genius of the US is its ability to hoover up investments from everyone — from sovereign wealth funds, to private individuals, to retail, down to the youngest investor.

— Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
But a decade has passed since then, during which time various individuals who didn’t release Blood on the Tracks — or any album at all — have cycled through to claim the title.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of individuals

Noun

Fortunately for us mere mortals, goddess braids are very much an earthly delight.

— Eden Stuart, Allure, 6 Oct. 2026
Lamashtu said something the patriarch couldn’t abide, and for that she was cast out of polite divine society forever and sent to make chaos among mortals.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of mortals

Noun

Which brings us back to the list of things that lasted longer than Zacharia’s term as White House Press Secretary.

— Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
The wide-leg pants keep things relaxed, and the ruched waist on the knit top adds shape and makes the whole look feel more polished than a standard sweatshirt set.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

Not wanting a didactic feel, Ebenstein eschewed labels for the art, artifacts, masks, toys, skeletal and wet specimens, wax scientific models, devotional objects, vintage taxidermy and books.

— Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
Following his death in 1924, the Natural History Museum acquired more than 1,000 specimens from his collection, including the skull fragment.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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