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Synonyms of animal

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Another word for animal is creature. Other synonyms of animal are critter and beast.

Synonyms and similar words for animal

nounA multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not...

  • critterA creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like.

nounAny member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.

  • beastA domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal.

nounA person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.

  • bruteAn animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast.
  • monsterA deformed animal or person (especially, a severely deformed one); in previous centuries often taken as an ill omen at...
  • savage

nounA person who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.

  • big backAn obese person, or someone with gluttonous eating habits.
  • cormorantA voracious eater; also, a person who, or thing which, is aggressively greedy for wealth, etc.
  • dogSomeone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • epicureA person who takes particular pleasure in fine food and drink.
  • gannet
  • glutton
  • gorger
  • gourmand
  • gormandizerA person who gormandizes; a glutton or gourmand.
  • greedygutsAn excessive eater, glutton, gourmand.
  • hogA greedy person or thing; one who refuses to share; a gluttonous one.
  • Homer SimpsonA person who is foolish, easily distracted, and/or gluttonous.
  • helluoA glutton, a gormandizer.
  • pigSomeone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
  • slow bellyA lazy person; a heavy indolent glutton.
  • trencherman
  • belly-god obsolete
  • buzgut UK, archaicA person who eats or drinks a substantial amount.
  • guttle archaic, dialectalOne who eats voraciously; a glutton.

adjectiveOf or relating to animals.

adjectiveRaw, base, unhindered by social codes.

  • animalisticIn the manner of and/or resembling an animal.
  • untamedWild, uncontrolled, especially of animals not domesticated or trained to human contact.
  • wildEspecially, being of the wild type: being of an unbroken ancestral line of undomesticated animals, as opposed to being...

nounMore synonyms

  • beastie informalBeast, animal.
  • creatureA living being, such as an animal, monster, or alien.
  • deer obsoleteThe meat of such an animal, obtained through the process of hunting or from specialized deer farms; venison.

Meaning of animal

  1. noun A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms.
  2. noun Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
  3. noun A higher animal; an animal related to humans.

Full definition of animal

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Questions about synonyms of animal

What is another word for animal?
Animal has 32 synonyms on Word.ws, such as creature, critter and beast.
What does animal mean?
Animal means a multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: animal (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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