Antonyms for MONKEY
ˈmʌŋ kimon·key

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1. monkeynoun

   any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

   Synonyms:
   imp, rascal, rapscallion, scamp, scalawag, scallywag

2. imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywagverb

   one who is playfully mischievous

   Synonyms:
   hob, varlet, imp, scamp, pixy, rogue, monkey, elf, rapscallion, knave, brownie, rascal, pixie, gremlin, scallywag, scalawag

3. tamper, fiddle, monkeyverb

   play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

   "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"

   Synonyms:
   shrink from, shirk, muck about, monkey, goldbrick, potter, play, monkey around, tinker, muck around, putter, toy, tamper, meddle, mess around, fiddle, diddle

4. putter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck aroundverb

   do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

   "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

   Synonyms:
   fiddle, muck around, monkey, muck about, monkey around, tamper, putter, potter around, mess around, putter around, potter, tinker

How to use MONKEY in a sentence?

1. Jannique Martinez:

   My husband parked his truck on the street in front of his house, which is city property, and instead of music, he started playing monkey noises.

2. Angela barrett:

   Dont worry if he prefers someone else to you. Its hard to teach a monkey strawberries are sweeter than bananas.

3. Charles Gerba:

   We tested soccer balls and they're loaded with E. coli because the balls are rolling around on the dog poop on the playground, and then the kids are on the monkey bars which birds use as a public toilet. The first thing you should have any kid do when they come home from the playground is wash their hands.

4. Michele Allen:

   In losing Monkey the grief was really, really tough and the greatest thing we could do was push through our grief in honoring him, and Monkey loved other dogs.

5. Gen. Joseph Stilwell:

   The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of his behind.

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