Synonyms and antonyms of General words for living things in American Thesaurus

animal (noun)

any living creature, including humans

creature (noun)

anything that lives except plants

organism (noun)

biology a living thing such as a person, animal, or plant, especially an extremely small living thing

being (noun)

a living creature

animal (noun)

any living thing that is not a human, a plant, an insect, a bird, or a fish

life (noun)

living things such as plants and animals

fauna (noun)

all the animals that live in a particular area. The plants in an area are called the flora.

the animal/plant kingdom ()

all the animals or plants that exist in the world

the human race ()

all of the people of the world when considered as a single group

genotype (noun)

a living thing considered as the set of genes that it has, rather than what it looks like, how big it is etc.

animal (adjective)

relating to animals

biomass (noun)

biology all the plant and animal life found in a particular area

critter (noun)

Americaninformal an animal

dumb animal (noun)

any animal. This word is used especially for emphasizing that people have a moral duty to protect animals.

flora (noun)

all the plants that grow in a particular region. The animals of a region are called its fauna.

food chain (noun)

biology the natural process in which one living thing is eaten by another, which is then eaten by another, etc.

Homo sapiens (noun)

the scientific name given to the kind of humans that exist today

humanity (noun)

the state of being human, and of behaving and thinking in the same way as other people

humanoid (adjective)

like a human in appearance

human race (noun)

all people as a group

life form (noun)

formal a living thing, for example an animal or a plant

mankind (noun)

all humans considered as a single group. Some people avoid using this word because they think it is offensive to women, and they use humankind instead.

mortal (adjective)

human and not able to live for ever

mortal (noun)

mainly literary a human, not a god or spirit

non-human (adjective)

not human

organic (adjective)

biology connected with, produced by, or obtained from living things

the quick and the dead ()

people who are alive as well as people who are dead

varmint (noun)

Americanold-fashionedinformal a small animal

wildlife (noun)

animals, birds, and plants that live in natural conditions

wildlife (noun)

relating to wildlife