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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, monkey, 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, monkey, 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, monkey, 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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Words popularity by usage frequency
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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?
I ’m 58, and in my life, I have received one eagle feather, when you see some people wearing one jumping around like a monkey yelling like an idiot, it is disrespectful to our culture.
A lot of primate species... also have the differences of being A, being B, being AB, whether it's a great ape or a new world monkey, it's quite intriguing that the differences have been found or maintained in so many different species.
The monkey looks into the mirror and sees a gazelle.
The mind is a rascal monkey, Always jumping from thought to thought. It makes us fear the future, And drags us to a past that we forgot.
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.
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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