Another word for animals

Noun

An animal as opposed to a human being

A cruel or uncivilized person

Something that lives, as opposed to being inanimate or dead

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creature

beast

critter

species

wildlife

brute

fauna

organism

varmint

beastie

being

pet

stray

life form

living thing

living being

wild thing

invertebrate

mammal

vertebrate

lower animal

quadruped

entity

thing

living entity

wild animal

non-anthropoid

wild beast

insect

nonhuman

carnivore

living soul

savage beast

monster

body

person

it

plant

bacterium

morphon

virus

dehumanized being

demon

troll

fiend

bogeyman

ghoul

monstrosity

devil

ogre

hobgoblin

goblin

gremlin

daemon

ghoulie

specter^US

phantom

imp

bugaboo

wraith

giant

orc

vermin

kobold

grotesque

bugbear

boogeyman

spectre^UK

grotesquerie

grotesquery

bogyman

boogieman

evil spirit

gnome

eidolon

chimera^US

hellhound

slime

ghost

spirit

pest

bogie

bogey

phantasm

incubus

cacodemon

minion

apparition

succubus

phantasma

chimaera^UK

urchin

werewolf

spook

shaitan

bogle

atua

bug-a-boo

mythical creature

fabulous creature

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brute

savage

monster

barbarian

beast

devil

fiend

pig

villain

degenerate

demon

swine

ogre

ruffian

sadist

scoundrel

thug

lout

rogue

wild man

wretch

rascal

reprobate

knave

miscreant

evildoer

baddy

scamp

hound

baddie

rapscallion

meany

varlet

caitiff

scallywag

meanie

scapegrace

heavy

scalawag

nazi

boor

no-good

blackguard

bully

weasel

snake

ghoul

yahoo

wrongdoer

monstrosity

evil-doer

good-for-nothing

ape

gorilla

tyrant

caveman

roughneck

git

yob

hoon

scozza

yobbo

cougan

bogan

bear

lowlife

scumbag

scum

profligate

cretin

jerk

dirtbag

incorrigible

slimeball

hooligan

sleazebag

creep

ratbag

vermin

troublemaker

crook

rat

dog

sleazeball

slime

shyster

dastard

varmint

schmuck

antagonist

stinkard

scuzzball

maggot

ratfink

sleaze

stinker

skunk

hood

misfeasor

shark

malfeasant

scally

oaf

rowdy

bogeyman

radge

cannibal

bully boy

bad egg

pond scum

son of a gun

ne’er-do-well

nasty piece of work

bad guy

snake in the grass

unpleasant person

dirty dog

despicable person

rat fink

unprincipled person

enfant terrible

rotter

bounder

cad

heel

louse

swindler

criminal

scrote

vagabond

cheat

mischief-maker

wrong ‘un

trickster

blighter

charlatan

delinquent

imp

fraud

fraudster

wastrel

cur

spalpeen

terror

liar

sinner

black sheep

evil person

hellion

rake

sleeveen

psychopath

sociopath

worm

skelm

bad lot

outlaw

transgressor

cheater

nasty person

bad character

bad apple

fink

sneak

wrong’un

mother

libertine

buzzard

monkey

bad news

daemon

archfiend

offender

malefactor

toerag

felon

outcast

robber

lawbreaker

turd

pariah

thief

bum

gangster

toad

jagoff

hoodlum

mischiefmaker

vulgarian

black hat

urchin

nointer

antihero

mischief

mofo

low-life

mean person

cruel person

limb of Satan

serpent

troll

low life

trespasser

culprit

bad person

atua

adversary

common enemy

bete noire

immoralist

rotten egg

clown

joker

sleveen

tough

convict

supervillain

debauchee

slob

butthole

vaurien

bandit

brigand

mugger

roué

scofflaw

rakehell

disgrace

pretender

racketeer

pirate

terrorist

opportunist

cardsharp

recreant

idler

puck

grafter

prodigal

hypocrite

crud

chuff

SOB

churl

bleeder

reptile

con

desperado

crim

pill

crumb

infractor

gunman

jailbird^US

poltroon

derelict

ronion

horror

bezonian

looser

beggar

pauper

scullion

cullion

renegade

pilgarlic

ingrate

devil incarnate

gaolbird^UK

nasty

stinkpot

vandal

deceiver

scuzzbag

slimebag

slimebucket

grifter

mountebank

pervert

dirtball

philistine

deviant

defrauder

sly person

dastardly person

so-and-so

reprehensible person

sharper

ignoramus

rorter

slicker

troglodyte

picaro

picaroon

illiterate

ned

clod

con man

con artist

clodhopper

heathen

problem child

lowbrow

oik

wild woman

hun

crude

boot boy

lager lout

savage person

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living thing

creature

beast

being

organism

human

life form

human being

living being

woman

man

person

individual

character

guy

body

face

life

personage

stiff

earthling

soul

head

specimen

slob

sort

scout

party

customer

devil

wight

cookie

bod

baby

thing

egg

cooky

duck

bird

mortal

living soul

naked ape

fish

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exotic animal

exotic creature

exotic pet

exotic fish

invasive species

non-native animal

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vermin

pest

insect

bug

arthropod

minibeast

parasite

flea

mosquito

pestilence

plague

ant

fly

bedbug

centipede

foxes

lice

mice

organism

roach

rodent

termite

creepy-crawly

gogga

beetle

cootie

creature

millipede

caterpillar

beastie

mite

louse

gnat

midge

punkie

firefly

mozzie

no-see-um

tick

nit

crustacean

spider

acarid

arachnid

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pet

companion

domestic animal

domesticated animal

four-legged friend

tame animal

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quadruped

tetrapod

four-footed animal

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zoological

zoic

zoologic

animalistic

theriomorphic

feral

wild

savage

undomesticated

untamed

beastly

bestial

ferine

animalian

brutish

swinish

bearish

primitive

subhuman

brutal

wolfish

uncivilized^US

barbaric

barbarous

fierce

barbarian

uncultured

unevolved

uncivilised^UK

coarse

raw

beastlike

theroid

brute

zoomorphic

goatish

beast-like

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physical

bodily

carnal

fleshly

natural

sensual

biological

brutish

corporal

corporeal

feral

inborn

innate

intuitive

mammalian

visceral

wild

animalistic

beastly

bestial

instinctive

instinctual

organic

somatic

subconscious

untamed

appetitive

brute

coarse

fleshy

gross

material

mortal

beastlike

earthly

earthy

inhuman

subhuman

uncultured

unrefined

human

ferine

brutal

swinish

actual

substantial

tangible

real

worldly

concrete

unspiritual

terrestrial

mundane

earthbound

temporal

anatomical

secular

sensible

objective

phenomenal

materialistic

normal

base

earthborn

sublunary

terrene

savage

brutelike

monstrous

of this world

lay

incarnate

inhumane

wicked

animalian

neanderthal

troglodytic

piggish

less than human

non-spiritual

non-human

non-mortal

solid

palpable

profane

nonspiritual

tactile

telluric

visible

tellurian

global

perceptible

geotic

uncelestial

alluvial

terraqueous

touchable

in all creation

under the sun

true

subastral

earthen

factual

existing

practical

non-fictional

everyday

existent

nonreligious

kinesthetic

creatural

vile

sordid

noticeable

valid

unimaginary

live

non-religious

positive

genuine

legitimate

real-world

in the flesh

real-life

functional

physiologic

sensory

physiological

ponderable

low

tactual

legit

unsanctified

civil

quantifiable

measurable

flesh and blood

unsacred

basic

primal

appreciable

genetic

biologic

biotic

unhallowed

animate

frail

bipedal

nonsacred

subcelestial

banausic

honest-to-god

detectable

earth-born

for real

ecce homo

empirical

honest

realistic

authentic

twenty-four-carat

sure enough

intimate

personal

in person

veridical

non-fictitious

intrinsic

indubitable

current

historical

substantive

effective

unimagined

living

irrefutable

firm

de facto

embodied

rightful

sound

present

evident

dinkum

laic

ungodly

non-church

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sensual

lewd

lustful

erotic

carnal

lascivious

libidinous

lecherous

licentious

raunchy

randy

passionate

sexual

sexy

hot

steamy

fleshly

unchaste

debauched

physical

arousing

bodily

corporeal

sensuous

hedonistic

luscious

epicurean

sybaritic

seductive

luxurious

lush

exciting

heavy

unspiritual

voluptuary

animalistic

appetitive

Dionysiac

pleasing

delightful

hedonic

X-rated

hot and heavy

physically gratifying

salacious

prurient

wanton

lubricious

coarse

voluptuous

venereal

gross

impure

genital

bestial

profane

corporal

amorous

somatic

material

vulgar

reproductive

procreative

sex

genitive

generative

promiscuous

abandoned

immoral

dissolute

profligate

libertine

uncontrollable

dissipated

decadent

degenerate

uncontrolled

sinful

indecent

wicked

uncurbed

concupiscent

horny

ribald

intemperate

depraved

goatish

itchy

hypersexual

satyric

naughty

dirty

perverted

lubricous

lickerish

smutty

filthy

corrupt

pervy

reprobate

unmoral

unconstrained

fast

incontinent

unprincipled

lax

desirous

loose

swinging

amoral

unruly

relaxed

scabrous

disorderly

fast and loose

in the fast lane

obscene

rakish

crude

unclean

unwholesome

bawdy

debased

immodest

improper

nasty

sick

pornographic

blue

warped

perverse

shameless

unrestrained

rude

degraded

foul

demoralized^US

vile

rakehell

rakehelly

offensive

suggestive

sordid

trashy

jackleg

indelicate

demoralised^UK

gutter

porny

unprintable

stag

racy

wild

locker-room

off colour

raw

scatologic

risqué

evil

scatological

disgusting

base

indecorous

low

scurrilous

adult

earthy

near the knuckle

immoderate

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

louche

easy

whorish

of easy virtue

self-indulgent

disreputable

uninhibited

spicy

porno

bad

fast-living

vicious

Rabelaisian

fallen

indulgent

unbridled

explicit

saucy

unseemly

profaned

dishonourable^UK

titillating

desecrated

fruity

tasteless

nudge-nudge

unvirtuous

foul-mouthed

riotous

unrefined

pleasure-seeking

dishonorable^US

rough

gamy

uncleanly

gone bad

ardent

roundheeled

defiled

extravagant

corrupted

near the bone

saturnalian

wayward

inappropriate

vitiated

out of control

sleazy

careless

scandalous

shocking

porn

lusty

cheap

irresponsible

gone to the dogs

lotus-eating

ungoverned

ruttish

high living

aroused

unrestricted

orgiastic

overindulgent

excessive

crass

aphrodisiac

dirty-minded

low-down

unhealthy

unhindered

aphrodisiacal

hardcore

unconventional

rank

iniquitous

barnyard

light

prodigal

hard-core

salty

inconstant

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

distasteful

off

wrongful

colourful^UK

raffish

uncouth

gamey

kinky

colorful^US

not pure

self-gratifying

off-colored

tarty

sullied

hankering

philandering

no better than one should be

itching

toey

villainous

nefarious

wolfish

hircine

bacchanalian

mean

unchecked

rampant

excited

hot-blooded

evil-minded

tainted

pampered

twisted

ignoble

rotten

amatory

broad

abusive

blasphemous

deviant

lawless

miscreant

loving

slack

violent

ungovernable

unblushing

unnatural

undisciplined

unmanageable

contaminated

taboo

high

brutal

criminal

irrepressible

unbounded

loathsome

noisome

sickening

repugnant

runaway

noisy

unworthy

degrading

repulsive

questionable

scungy

turbulent

hot to trot

violated

deteriorated

drunken

open

odious

outrageous

hideous

atrocious

horrible

erotogenic

romantic

enthusiastic

venereous

imprudent

pleasure-loving

impolite

chaotic

unbecoming

shameful

illicit

sicko

bad-mannered

stimulated

in bad taste

impassioned

in the gutter

inelegant

close to the bone

lowbred

incorrigible

turned on

gay

voyeuristic

longing

graceless

flirtatious

impious

heedless

hellbent

unscrupulous

indiscreet

craving

despicable

impertinent

gone to seed

boorish

greedy

erogenous

dubious

free

scurvy

embarrassing

gruesome

Fescennine

Cyprian

ithyphallic

hedonist

unimpeded

skin

stimulating

rousing

freethinking

slaggy

beyond the pale

flagitous

untoward

tactless

unconfined

lacking restraint

juicy

undecorous

ridiculous

malodorous

foulmouthed

ill-bred

riggish

ungodly

barro

rogue

devilish

untrammeled^US

page-three

tacky

grody

blunt

ignorant

awkward

unsophisticated

aberrant

lost

untactful

brutish

callow

uncivil

sly

rascally

night owl

decaying

declining

red-blooded

torrid

warm-blooded

sultry

fervid

purple

uncultured

uncultivated

rowdy

infamous

malicious

in poor taste

anacreontic

red-hot

sizzling

demeaned

flatitious

mucky

grubby

grimy

vice-ridden

low-down-and-dirty

low-down and dirty

out of line

discourteous

roughneck

incult

insensible

unpolished

lowbrow

common

rugged

illiberal

sexually arousing

sexually stimulating

obnoxious

self-willed

private

sadistic

sexually exciting

contemptible

disobedient

boisterous

stubborn

untrammelled^UK

tender

coital

avid

obsessive

turned-on

reckless

deviative

degenerated

masochistic

impetuous

unfettered

attention-seeking

extrovert

soft-core

fornicatory

intimate

erotical

of the flesh

corybantic

incautious

irrational

uproarious

audacious

brash

carefree

titillated

frisky

thrilled

rash

raving

fast-paced

temerarious

devil-may-care

daredevil

gadabout

harsh

frivolous

foolhardy

foxy

inflamed

desiring

squirrelly

giddy

flighty

sexually aroused

in heat

hard up

hot and bothered

sexed up

on fire

toey as a Roman sandal

unhampered

full-on

unquenchable

unstoppable

uncontainable

unconcealed

crazed

crazy

hysterical

rabid

madcap

berserk

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instinctual

instinctive

innate

natural

inborn

inherent

involuntary

ingrained

spontaneous

automatic

native

intrinsic

intuitive

congenital

unthinking

mechanical

impulsive

gut

unlearned

mechanic

unpremeditated

intuitional

robotic

visceral

habitual

rooted

unprompted

primaeval^UK

primeval^US

primitive

unmeditated

normal

regular

typical

accustomed

knee-jerk

second-nature

by seat of one’s pants

reflex

unconscious

inbred

hard-wired

built-in

hereditary

connate

connatural

inherited

deep-seated

constitutional

inbuilt

immanent

engrained

deep-rooted

hardwired

indigenous

essential

unwilled

subconscious

unconditioned

ingrain

constitutive

untaught

integral

basic

in the family

original

emotional

indwelling

unbidden

bred in the bone

in your blood

subjective

unplanned

routine

internal

characteristic

intimate

fundamental

organic

unintentional

reflexive

natural-born

subliminal

genetic

in the blood

unintended

in-built

inadvertent

unwitting

natal

ingrown

mindless

thoughtless

inner

underlying

central

primal

born

off-the-cuff

unacquired

latent

elemental

existing from birth

ingenerate

machine-like

spur-of-the-moment

from the hip

predictable

physical

mechanistic

expected

immediate

frequent

core

entrenched

embedded

genuine

heartfelt

perfunctory

unforced

repeated

usual

autogenetic

viscerous

interior

implanted

wild

inwrought

material

robot-like

inspired

inmost

base

uncontrolled

dyed-in-the-wool

deep-down

uncontrollable

blind

genetous

congenite

unbewised

uncalculated

conditioned

unchosen

structural

inexpungible

indelible

implicit

ineradicable

permanent

ineffaceable

inseparable

resident

unalienable

inward

distinctive

individual

elementary

fixed

indispensable

integrated

in the genes

native-born

part and parcel

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hominoid

human

manlike

anthropoid

biped

hominid

humanoid

individual

mortal

personal

anthropological

anthropomorphic

anthropomorphous

bipedal

civilised^UK

civilized^US

creatural

ethnologic

ethological

fallible

fleshly

forgivable

hominal

hominine

humanistic

social

humanlike

android

▲

unhuman

bizarre

demoniac

demonic

devilish

ghostly

inhuman

monstrous

non-human

non-mortal

odd

strange

subhuman

unearthly

unnatural

beastly

otherworldly

▲

carbon-based

living

biological

animate

plant

organic

natural

plasmic

basal

biotic

amoebic

cellular

anatomical

vital

live

alive

sentient

breathing

existing

existent

moving

quick

active

among the living

in the land of the living

having life

incarnate

bodily

corporeal

vigorous

animated

lively

alive and kicking

conscious

zoetic

extant

aware

life

alert

biomorphous

flourishing

dynamic

subsisting

energetic

awake

growing

viable

mortal

not dead

chemical

biochemical

biomorphic

warm

in the flesh

▲

nonhuman

non-anthropoidal

▲

feral

wild

undomesticated

untamed

unbroken

savage

untrained

wilding

uncultivated

raging

regressive

tameless

uncontrollable

uncontrolled

not housebroken

not house-trained

unused to humans

not broken in

fierce

uncivilized^US

ferocious

natural

vicious

uncivilised^UK

barbaric

barbarous

brutish

barbarian

primitive

free

native

bestial

uncultured

agrarian

warrigal

unsubdued

untameable

coarse

raw

unevolved

beastly

non-literate

ferine

rough

fell

brutal

rugged

nonliterate

truculent

rude

heathenish

ignorant

heathen

uneducated

uncivil

jungli

harsh

Neandertal

Neanderthal

animals

animalism

animality

animalistic

animalize

animalian

anima

animalness

animalizing

animalisms

animally

animalized

animas

animalizes

animalities

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animal biology

animal charcoal

animal control

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as in creatures

one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings

we saw a lot of animals at the wildlife refuge—cranes, alligators, deer, a fox, even an armadillo

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“Animals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animals. Accessed 13 Apr. 2023.