HUMAN BEING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

human being

noun

Definition of human being

as in person

a member of the human race we're all human beings, regardless of our differences

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Noun

Meanwhile, America is now in the war, and veteran Adam is seemingly the only person in Salinas who realizes that this isn’t necessarily a noble thing.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Now suppose the group of 300 proposes its own three-person slate.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of person

Noun

Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
Over time, Buddhism introduced ideas of reincarnation and karmic retribution, linking a person's fate after death to their actions in life.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of life

Noun

Federal prosecutors have accused a Cuban man living as a lawful permanent resident in Cass County of voting illegally.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
The increase in online sports betting has worsened mental health problems in younger men, leading to more hospital visits as a result.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of man

Noun

While most long-bodied marine creatures swim like eels by flexing their whole bodies, the oarfish remains almost perfectly still.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Signs that a bat may be rabid include the creature being active during the day, or if it is found on the ground or unable to fly.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of creature

Noun

Those who study these things say an export ban would surely backfire.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
The concierge is very knowledgeable and can get guests access to things like dinner or event reservations during Sundance Film Festival, and similar feats that otherwise would be impossible—and take that from me as an ex-local.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of thing

Noun

The show sees six pairs of contestants attempt to track down some of the biggest brains in Britain – six individuals known as The Chasers – in undisclosed locations across Europe.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
To pay for this labor, inmates claim that individuals outside of prison are depositing thousands of dollars into the commissary accounts of those serving the rapper.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of individual

Noun

And then there’s the feels-like-being-trapped-inside-a-tuba Digger.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
As cryptocurrencies code-conjure themselves into being and a performative utterance can fix the price of a stock if uttered emphatically enough, arrest data is used to forecast the stock valuation of private prisons.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

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