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Synonyms of human being

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Another word for human being is person. Other synonyms of human being are human, sapiens, man and woman.

Synonyms and similar words for human being

nounA person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of...

  • featherless bipedA human being.
  • humanA highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on...
  • human beanA human being.
  • man
  • naked apeA human being.
  • personAn individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
  • sapiensA human being (Homo sapiens).
  • woman

Meaning of human being

  1. noun A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.
  2. noun Any member of the genus Homo, including extinct species.

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Questions about synonyms of human being

What is another word for human being?
Human being has 8 synonyms on Word.ws, such as person, human, sapiens, man and woman.
What does human being mean?
Human being means a person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: human being (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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