Synonyms and antonyms of Monkeys and apes in American Thesaurus

ape (noun)

a large monkey without a tail that can stand nearly straight and walk on two feet. Chimpanzees and gorillas are apes.

baboon (noun)

a type of large monkey from Africa or South Asia that lives on the ground

chimp (noun)

informal a chimpanzee

chimpanzee (noun)

an African animal with black or brown fur that lives and hunts in groups. It belongs to the ape family, which is the most similar to humans.

gibbon (noun)

an animal that looks like a monkey with long arms and no tail that lives in the forests of India and Indonesia

gorilla (noun)

a large strong African wild animal that is similar to a monkey but much larger and lives in forests

mandrill (noun)

a large brown African monkey with a blue and red face

marmoset (noun)

a type of small South American monkey

monkey (noun)

an animal with a long tail that climbs trees and uses its hands in the same way that people do

orangutan (noun)

a large ape (=a large monkey without a tail) with long orange hair. It lives in Borneo and Sumatra.

rhesus monkey (noun)

a small monkey from southern Asia