HUMANS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

humans

noun

plural of human

as in people

a member of the human race humans are the only mammals not endowed with a natural defense against the elements, such as fur or a thick hide

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Recent Examples of humans 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 And the rate at which machines replace humans will pick up as firms grow reliant on artificial intelligence. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026 But meeting time is up 16% even among technical individual contributors, a sign that humans are spending more of their time on coordination and decision-making, while agents handle tasks like repetitive coding on their own. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026 However, researchers have been unable to find a trace of BPC in the human genome, meaning it’s not made by humans, said Katrin Svensson, a peptide scientist at Stanford University. — Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 Meaning, if humans are involved, to borrow from Bill Shakespeare, the sporting game is afoot. — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Incidents in which coyotes attack humans are rare but not unheard of. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 There are many things humans do that are difficult to imagine any machine improving upon, but driving is not one of them. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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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

Forty years after two powerful men met in Reykjavík, three women—indeed, three world leaders—came together to continue the conversation.

— Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Black men are imprisoned at more than five times the rate of white men, and a lot of commentators move straight from that number to the conclusion that the criminal justice system is racist.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of men

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

So not only is this locker room very talented, but there’s a lot of guys knocking on the door in the minor-league system that can be really impactful players.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Drama at the Valley City, Ohio Frog Jump In 1962, a few guys at a bar were looking for an event to put the town of Valley City, Ohio on the map.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of guys

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

No one wants individuals to lose their jobs, but this suggests there were major inefficiencies within the federal bureaucracy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Eligible individuals may receive 12 months of free credit monitoring and identity restoration support through IDX, depending on the information affected.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of individuals

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

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