Definitions of nonhuman
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not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings“nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees”
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Synonyms:
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anthropoid, anthropoidal, apelike
resembling apes
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bloodless
devoid of human emotion or feeling
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dehumanised, dehumanized, unhuman
divested of human qualities or attributes
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inhuman
belonging to or resembling something nonhuman
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Antonyms:
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human
having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings
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anthropoid, manlike
resembling human beings
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anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous, humanlike
suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
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earthborn
springing from or born on the earth
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fallible, frail, imperfect, weak
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
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hominal
of humankind as a species
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hominian, hominid
characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
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hominine
characteristic of humankind
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anthropoid, anthropoidal, apelike
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