Synonyms for gorilla
gəˈrɪl əgo·ril·la

Princeton's WordNet

1. gorilla, Gorilla gorillanoun

   largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

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1. • Great Ape

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1. List of paraphrases for "gorilla":

   ape, goon, enforcer

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1. List of known nicknames for "Gorilla":

   Gurilla

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1. Thayne Maynard:

   The gorilla was clearly agitated. The gorilla was clearly disoriented.

2. Barbara King:

   There was one gorilla whose long-term mate and friend died in the zoo, and he first tried to revive her, even bringing her favorite food to her and putting it in her hand and poking her, and then at some point he seemed to come to a really stunning realization that his friend was not going to move. I don’t know if that’s a concept of death, but his behavior changed and he let out a very agonizing wail and stopped trying to revive her. Clearly something cognitive and emotional happened to him at that moment.

3. Thane Maynard:

   Looking back, we would make the same decision, the gorilla was clearly agitated. The gorilla was clearly disoriented.

4. Jennifer Mickelberg:

   This is an extremely difficult day for Zoo Zoo Atlanta and most particularly for Choomba's care team, who knew her intimately and saw and cared for her daily with the greatest dedication, choomba leaves a tremendous legacy at Zoo Atlanta, in the zoological gorilla population in North America, and in the hearts of those who knew her best.

5. Veteran Republican strategist Brian Walsh:

   There’s no question that President Trump is the gorilla in the room in terms of endorsement. His endorsement does matter, on the other hand, you want to make sure that the strongest candidates are emerging from these primaries and I think it’s a real question whether some of these candidates are being properly vetted.