All monkey synonyms
monΒ·key
M m noun monkey
- baboon β A baboon is a large monkey that lives in Africa.
- ape β Apes are chimpanzees, gorillas, and other animals in the same family.
- lemur β any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, especially of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- chimpanzee β A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- gorilla β the largest of the anthropoid apes, Gorilla gorilla, terrestrial and vegetarian, of western equatorial Africa and the Kivu highlands, comprising the subspecies G. g. gorilla (western lowland gorilla) G. g. graueri (eastern lowland gorilla) and G. g. beringei (mountain gorilla) now rare.
- orangutan β a large, long-armed anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of arboreal habits, inhabiting Borneo and Sumatra: an endangered species.
- rascal β a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- monk β (James) Arthur ("Art") born 1957, U.S. football player.
- imp β a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- scamp β an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- simian β of or relating to an ape or monkey.
- anthropoid β resembling man
- primate β Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- rogue β a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- mischief-maker β a person who causes mischief, especially one who stirs up discord, as by talebearing.
- scalawag β a scamp; rascal.
- dupe β duplicate.
- ass β An ass is an animal which is related to a horse but which is smaller and has long ears.
- laughingstock β an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
- butt β Someone's butt is their bottom.
- buffoon β If you call someone a buffoon, you mean that they often do foolish things.
verb monkey
- fool β to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
- trifle β an article or thing of very little value.
- play β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- mess β a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- interlope β to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- make β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- interfere β to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
- tinker β a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
- pry β to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something: to pry into the personal affairs of others.
- meddle β to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!
- busybody β If you refer to someone as a busybody, you are criticizing the way they interfere in other people's affairs.
- fiddle β a musical instrument of the viol family.
- tamper with β to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
- butt in β If you say that someone is butting in, you are criticizing the fact that they are joining in a conversation or activity without being asked to.
- fool around β a silly or stupid person; a person who lacks judgment or sense.
- horn in β one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- intermeddle β to take part in a matter, especially officiously; meddle.