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Synonyms for monkey
ˈmʌŋ kimon·key
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Princeton's WordNet
monkeynoun
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
Synonyms:
imp, rascal, rapscallion, scamp, scalawag, scallywagimp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywagverb
one who is playfully mischievous
Synonyms:
hob, varlet, imp, scamp, pixy, rogue, elf, rapscallion, knave, brownie, rascal, pixie, gremlin, scallywag, scalawagtamper, 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, goldbrick, potter, play, monkey around, tinker, muck around, putter, toy, tamper, meddle, mess around, fiddle, diddleputter, 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, muck about, monkey around, tamper, putter, potter around, mess around, putter around, potter, tinker
Editors Contribution
hanuman
at the top branches of the tree, sits the macaques stirring back at me.
on a marvellous visit to the rishikesh zoo in india, i fed the hanuman monkeys with ripe bananas.
Submitted by greenwriter60 on March 24, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
monkeynoun
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monkey
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#516 | play | |
#2897 | toy | |
#3468 | potter | |
#6182 | monkey | |
#6979 | mono | |
#10657 | rogue | |
#11347 | monkeys | |
#11549 | elf | |
#12767 | whip | |
#13207 | imp | |
#15586 | ape | |
#18731 | fiddle | |
#20156 | hob | |
#21282 | apes | |
#21387 | rascal | |
#23674 | nigga | |
#25625 | primate | |
#25750 | pixie | |
#26324 | putter | |
#26568 | tinker | |
#26633 | chimp | |
#26788 | brownie | |
#29709 | scamp | |
#33106 | tamper | |
#42929 | chimpanzee | |
#47837 | baboon | |
#53419 | gremlin | |
#68256 | shirk | |
#69175 | meddle | |
#72473 | diddle | |
#79155 | knave | |
#84492 | pixy | |
#85690 | silvana | |
#259174 | varlet | |
#285443 | scallywag |
How to use monkey in a sentence?
We think it's the same one [monkey that left the zoo], but I guess there aren't that many monkeys out and about at the moment.
She's been a little joy of heaven but at the same time, it is more responsibility looking after two little ones, especially when (her older brother) George is around, he's a little monkey. But it's fantastic having a little family. I'm so thrilled. Catherine has been doing an amazing job as a mother and I'm very proud of her.
AiR:
If there is Garbage in your Mind, and it’s full of junk, it’s time to Tame your ‘Monkey Mind’, and make it into a Monk!
It sometimes strikes me that the whole of science is a piece of impudence; that nature can afford to ignore our impertinent interference. If our monkey mischief should ever reach the point of blowing up the earth by decomposing an atom, and even annihilated the sun himself, I cannot really suppose that the universe would turn a hair.
It started from my grandfather, then my father, and then it was passed down to me. My kids studied in primary school, and then went college. Their education was completely paid for by money made from our monkey performances.
Translations for monkey
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- aapAfrikaans
- ዝንጀሮAmharic
- قردArabic
- маймалакAvaric
- meymunAzerbaijani
- маймылBashkir
- ма́лпаBelarusian
- майму́на, майму́нBulgarian
- বাঁদরBengali
- micoCatalan, Valencian
- маймалChechen
- opičák, opiceCzech
- упăтеChuvash
- mwnciWelsh
- abekat, abeDanish
- AffeGerman
- πίθηκος, μαϊμούGreek
- infanaĉo, bubo, simioEsperanto
- mico, simio, mono, changoSpanish
- ahv, pärdikEstonian
- tximinoBasque
- کپی, میمون, بوزینهPersian
- apina, näpelöidä, hiplataFinnish
- apaFaroese
- guenon, singeFrench
- moncaíIrish
- mono, simioGalician
- વાંદરું, વાનરGujarati
- קוףHebrew
- बन्दर, वानर, बंदर, कपिHindi
- majomHungarian
- կապիկArmenian
- simiaInterlingua
- kera, monyetIndonesian
- apiIcelandic
- scimmiaItalian
- קוףHebrew
- サル, 猿Japanese
- მაიმუნიGeorgian
- маймылKazakh
- ស្វាKhmer
- ಕೋತಿKannada
- 원숭이Korean
- مهیمونKurdish
- маймылKyrgyz
- simia, simiusLatin
- nkimaGanda
- ລີງLao
- beždžionėLithuanian
- pērtiķis, mērkaķisLatvian
- gidroMalagasy
- ма́јмун, ма́јмунчеMacedonian
- കുരങ്ങന്Malayalam
- сармагчинMongolian
- माकड, वानरMarathi
- monyet, kera, cewe kerek, ketekMalay
- gitmejmun, xadin, xadina, kitmejmunMaltese
- မျောက်Burmese
- apenjong, brutale [[aap]], aap, apinDutch
- apekatt, apeNorwegian
- mágíNavajo, Navaho
- monin, monardOccitan
- ବାନରOriya
- ਬੰਦਰPanjabi, Punjabi
- małpaPolish
- بيزوPashto, Pushto
- mono, símio, macacoPortuguese
- maimuță, simieRomanian
- обезья́на, шалу́н, шалу́нья, прока́зник, прока́зница, валя́ть дурака́Russian
- वानरःSanskrit
- monincaSardinian
- мајмун, majmunSerbo-Croatian
- opicaSlovak
- opica, afnaSlovene
- majmunAlbanian
- apaSwedish
- tumbiliSwahili
- குறங்குTamil
- వానరము, కోతిTelugu
- маймунTajik
- ลิงThai
- maýmynTurkmen
- unggoy, tsonggóTagalog
- maymunTurkish
- maymılTatar
- مايمۇنUyghur, Uighur
- ма́впаUkrainian
- بندر, وانر, کپیUrdu
- maymunUzbek
- khỉ, con khỉVietnamese
- mårticot, séndjeWalloon
- goloWolof
- monkeyYiddish
- 猴Chinese
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