Synonyms for organism
ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əmor·gan·ism

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1. organism, beingnoun

   a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

   Synonyms:
   existence, beingness, being

2. organismnoun

   a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

   "the social organism"

   Synonyms:
   being

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1. animalnoun

   i am studying an animal. or i am studying an organism.

   Submitted by christinam.88369 on October 20, 2022  

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1. organismnoun

   Synonyms:
   organic structure

2. organismnoun

   Synonyms:
   organization, organized being, organized existence

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1. List of paraphrases for "organism":

   microorganism, agency, body, organization, micro-organism, bacterium

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1. Thomas H. Huxley:

   It is an error to imagine that evolution signifies a constant tendency to increased perfection. That process undoubtedly involves a constant remodelling of the organism in adaptation to new conditions; but it depends on the nature of those conditions whether the directions of the modifications effected shall be upward or downward.

2. Yanis Varoufakis:

   Greece has been, as it always is, the weakest link in the organism and shows the biggest symptoms of disease.

3. Matteo Fabbri:

   There are certain laws that are applicable to any organism on this planet. One of these laws regards density and the capability of submerging into water.

4. Paul Brooks, The Pursuit of Wilderness (1971):

   We shall never understand the natural environment until we see it as a living organism. Land can be healthy or sick, fertile or barren, rich or poor, lovingly nurtured or bled white. Our present attitudes and laws governing the ownership and use of land represent an abuse of the concept of private property.... Today you can murder land for private profit. You can leave the corpse for all to see and nobody calls the cops.

5. Donald Trump:

   There is no centrist lane in the Democrat primary, we view them as one big liberal organism right now with 28 heads.