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Synonyms for monkey
ˈmʌŋ kimon·key
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Princeton's WordNet
monkeynoun
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
Synonyms:
imp, rascal, rapscallion, scamp, scalawag, scallywagimp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywagverb
one who is playfully mischievous
Synonyms:
hob, varlet, imp, scamp, pixy, rogue, elf, rapscallion, knave, brownie, rascal, pixie, gremlin, scallywag, scalawagtamper, fiddle, monkeyverb
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
"Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
Synonyms:
shrink from, shirk, muck about, goldbrick, potter, play, monkey around, tinker, muck around, putter, toy, tamper, meddle, mess around, fiddle, diddleputter, mess around, potter, tinker, monkey, monkey around, muck about, muck aroundverb
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
"The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
Synonyms:
fiddle, muck around, muck about, monkey around, tamper, putter, potter around, mess around, putter around, potter, tinker
Editors Contribution
hanuman
at the top branches of the tree, sits the macaques stirring back at me.
on a marvellous visit to the rishikesh zoo in india, i fed the hanuman monkeys with ripe bananas.
Submitted by greenwriter60 on March 24, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
monkeynoun
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#516 | play | |
#2897 | toy | |
#3468 | potter | |
#6182 | monkey | |
#6979 | mono | |
#10657 | rogue | |
#11347 | monkeys | |
#11549 | elf | |
#12767 | whip | |
#13207 | imp | |
#15586 | ape | |
#18731 | fiddle | |
#20156 | hob | |
#21282 | apes | |
#21387 | rascal | |
#23674 | nigga | |
#25625 | primate | |
#25750 | pixie | |
#26324 | putter | |
#26568 | tinker | |
#26633 | chimp | |
#26788 | brownie | |
#29709 | scamp | |
#33106 | tamper | |
#42929 | chimpanzee | |
#47837 | baboon | |
#53419 | gremlin | |
#68256 | shirk | |
#69175 | meddle | |
#72473 | diddle | |
#79155 | knave | |
#84492 | pixy | |
#85690 | silvana | |
#259174 | varlet | |
#285443 | scallywag |
How to use monkey in a sentence?
She's been a little joy of heaven but at the same time, it is more responsibility looking after two little ones, especially when (her older brother) George is around, he's a little monkey. But it's fantastic having a little family. I'm so thrilled. Catherine has been doing an amazing job as a mother and I'm very proud of her.
I'm proud that a Florida sanctuary stepped up to give these monkeys a home, there's still much more work to be done to stop the government's monkey business in labs at the FDA and other agencies.
He was at the crossroads of the pressure he was receiving for his wife, his security and his children regarding the assets of his estate, they had started a couple of little businesses, none of which had really worked out… It was uncomfortable. Because I was the monkey in the middle… It started to make sense 2-3 years down the line.
I want to encourage The Little Zen Monkey to be The Little Zen Monkey, to develop those muscles, people are really excited about what The Farmers're doing and that The Farmers're getting The Farmers kid outside, keeping The Little Zen Monkey active and encouraging The Little Zen Monkey to be strong as The Little Zen Monkey grows older.
I am not saying that I am different to the other players who receive the same abuse, the same monkey noises, but the problem is that I am Italian.
Translations for monkey
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- aapAfrikaans
- ዝንጀሮAmharic
- قردArabic
- маймалакAvaric
- meymunAzerbaijani
- маймылBashkir
- ма́лпаBelarusian
- майму́на, майму́нBulgarian
- বাঁদরBengali
- micoCatalan, Valencian
- маймалChechen
- opičák, opiceCzech
- упăтеChuvash
- mwnciWelsh
- abekat, abeDanish
- AffeGerman
- πίθηκος, μαϊμούGreek
- infanaĉo, bubo, simioEsperanto
- mico, simio, mono, changoSpanish
- ahv, pärdikEstonian
- tximinoBasque
- کپی, میمون, بوزینهPersian
- apina, näpelöidä, hiplataFinnish
- apaFaroese
- guenon, singeFrench
- moncaíIrish
- mono, simioGalician
- વાંદરું, વાનરGujarati
- קוףHebrew
- बन्दर, वानर, बंदर, कपिHindi
- majomHungarian
- կապիկArmenian
- simiaInterlingua
- kera, monyetIndonesian
- apiIcelandic
- scimmiaItalian
- קוףHebrew
- サル, 猿Japanese
- მაიმუნიGeorgian
- маймылKazakh
- ស្វាKhmer
- ಕೋತಿKannada
- 원숭이Korean
- مهیمونKurdish
- маймылKyrgyz
- simia, simiusLatin
- nkimaGanda
- ລີງLao
- beždžionėLithuanian
- pērtiķis, mērkaķisLatvian
- gidroMalagasy
- ма́јмун, ма́јмунчеMacedonian
- കുരങ്ങന്Malayalam
- сармагчинMongolian
- माकड, वानरMarathi
- monyet, kera, cewe kerek, ketekMalay
- gitmejmun, xadin, xadina, kitmejmunMaltese
- မျောက်Burmese
- apenjong, brutale [[aap]], aap, apinDutch
- apekatt, apeNorwegian
- mágíNavajo, Navaho
- monin, monardOccitan
- ବାନରOriya
- ਬੰਦਰPanjabi, Punjabi
- małpaPolish
- بيزوPashto, Pushto
- mono, símio, macacoPortuguese
- maimuță, simieRomanian
- обезья́на, шалу́н, шалу́нья, прока́зник, прока́зница, валя́ть дурака́Russian
- वानरःSanskrit
- monincaSardinian
- мајмун, majmunSerbo-Croatian
- opicaSlovak
- opica, afnaSlovene
- majmunAlbanian
- apaSwedish
- tumbiliSwahili
- குறங்குTamil
- వానరము, కోతిTelugu
- маймунTajik
- ลิงThai
- maýmynTurkmen
- unggoy, tsonggóTagalog
- maymunTurkish
- maymılTatar
- مايمۇنUyghur, Uighur
- ма́впаUkrainian
- بندر, وانر, کپیUrdu
- maymunUzbek
- khỉ, con khỉVietnamese
- mårticot, séndjeWalloon
- goloWolof
- monkeyYiddish
- 猴Chinese
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