What is another word for Animal?
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brute, creature
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physical condition, beastlike
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brute
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physical condition, beastlike
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- bodily
- natural
- brute
- mammalian
- wild
- beastly
- bestial
- brutish
- corporeal
- earthly
- earthy
- feral
- fleshy
- muscular
- physical
- sensual
- untamed
- zoological
- beast
- creature
- pet
- being
- brute
- critter
- invertebrate
- mutt
- stray
- varmint
- vertebrate
- living thing
- wild thing
On this page you’ll find 73 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to animal, such as: bodily, natural, brute, mammalian, wild, and beastly.
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Roget’s 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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WORDS RELATED TO ANIMAL
- amateur
- animal
- challenger
- competitor
- contender
- contestant
- games player
- gorilla
- iron person
- jock
- jockey
- muscle person
- player
- professional
- shoulders
- sport
- sportsperson
- superjock
- amateurs
- animals
- challengers
- competitors
- contenders
- contestants
- games players
- gorillas
- iron persons
- jockeys
- jocks
- muscle persons
- players
- professionals
- shoulders
- sports
- sportspersons
- superjocks
- animal
- beastie
- creature
- critter
- lower animal
- mammal
- quadruped
- varmint
- vertebrate
- wild animal
- abominable
- animal
- barbarous
- base
- bestial
- boorish
- brutal
- brute
- brutish
- carnal
- coarse
- cruel
- degraded
- depraved
- disgusting
- feral
- ferine
- foul
- gluttonous
- gross
- inhuman
- irrational
- loathsome
- low
- monstrous
- obscene
- piggish
- prurient
- repulsive
- sadistic
- swinish
- unclean
- vile
- animal
- beast
- body
- conscious thing
- creature
- entity
- human
- human being
- individual
- living thing
- mortal
- organism
- person
- personage
- soul
- thing
- actual
- animal
- carnal
- corporal
- corporeal
- fleshly
- gross
- human
- material
- natural
- normal
- organic
- physical
- sensual
- somatic
- substantial
- tangible
- unspiritual
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as in creature
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
as in physical
of or relating to the human body
had intellectual as well as animal needs
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How is the word animal different from other adjectives like it?
Some common synonyms of animal are carnal, fleshly, and sensual. While all these words mean «having a relation to the body,» animal stresses the physical as distinguished from the rational nature of a person.
led a mindless animal existence
When can carnal be used instead of animal?
The words carnal and animal are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, carnal may mean only this but more often connotes derogatorily an action or manifestation of a person’s lower nature.
a slave to carnal desires
How do fleshly and carnal relate to one another, in the sense of animal?
Fleshly is less derogatory than carnal.
a saint who had experienced fleshly temptations
When is it sensible to use sensual instead of animal?
The words sensual and animal can be used in similar contexts, but sensual may apply to any gratification of a bodily desire or pleasure but commonly implies sexual appetite with absence of the spiritual or intellectual.
fleshpots providing sensual delights
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“Animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/animal. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.
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By the way
found 11 synonyms
- beast (8)
- brute (12)
- carnal (7)
- creature (5)
- fauna (2)
- fleshly (2)
- sensual (2)
- being (11)
- mammal (1)
- organism (4)
- animallike (0)
Morphological analysis of the word animal
Initial word form: ANIMAL
All forms of the word:
- ANIMAL