Synonyms for anthropology
ˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒian·thro·pol·o·gy

Princeton's WordNet

1. anthropologynoun

   the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

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1. • Social Science

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1. List of paraphrases for "anthropology":

   anthropological, anthropologist

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1. Octavia E. Butler:

   I’ve talked to high school kids who are thinking about trying to become a writer and asking ‘What should I major in?’, and I tell them, ‘History. Anthropology. Something where you get to know the human species a little better, as opposed to something where you learn to arrange words.’ I don’t know whether that’s good advice or not, but it feels right to me.

2. Wystan Hugh Auden:

   History is, strictly speaking, the study of questions the study of answers belongs to anthropology and sociology.

3. Alfred L. Kroeber:

   Anthropology is the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities.

4. Ruth Benedict:

   The purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences.

5. Clyde Kluckhohn:

   Anthropology provides a scientific basis for dealing with the crucial dilemma of the world today how can peoples of different appearance, mutually unintelligible languages, and dissimilar ways of life get along peaceably together