Synonyms for gorilla
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : guh-ril-uh |
| Phonetic Transcription : gəˈrɪl ə |
Top 10 synonyms for gorilla Other synonyms for the word gorilla
- amateur
- anthropoid
- bozo
- brachiator
- bruiser
- cercopithecoid
- challenger
- contender
- delinquent
- dope
- games player
- gang member
- gangster
- gibbon
- goon
- gorilla
- great ape
- gunman
- hired killer
- hominoid
- hood
- hooligan
- human
- humanoid
- imp
- iron person
- jerk
- jock
- jockey
- killer
- larrikin
- lemur
- lummox
- mammal
- man
- mobster
- monk
- monkey
- moron
- murderer
- muscle person
- nincompoop
- ninny
- orang
- orangutan
- player
- primate
- professional
- professional killer
- punk
- rascal
- rioter
- rowdy
- ruffian
- sap
- scamp
- shoulders
- simian
- sport
- sportsperson
- strong-arm
- superjock
- thug
- tough guy
- troublemaker
Définition of gorilla
Origin :- 1847, applied to the apes (Troglodytes gorills) by U.S. missionary Thomas Savage, from Greek gorillai, plural of name given to wild, hairy people in a Greek translation of Carthaginian navigator Hanno's account of his voyage along the N.W. coast of Africa, c.500 B.C.E. Allegedly an African word.
- In its inmost recess was an island similar to that formerly described, which contained in like manner a lake with another island, inhabited by a rude description of people. The females were much more numerous than the males, and had rough skins: our interpreters called them Gorillae. We pursued but could take none of the males; they all escaped to the top of precipices, which they mounted with ease, and threw down stones; we took three of the females, but they made such violent struggles, biting and tearing their captors, that we killed them, and stripped off the skins, which we carried to Carthage: being out of provisions we could go no further. [Hanno, "Periplus"]
- Of persons perceived as being gorilla-like, from 1884.
- As in monkey : noun primate
- As in athlete : noun person involved in sports
- As in thug : noun hoodlum
- As in primate : noun order of mammals
- As in anthropoid : noun ape
- As in hoodlum : noun crook
- As in primate : noun anthropoid
- As in simian : noun ape
- As in goon : noun ruffian
- Mouthing his rage, the gorilla flung the earth man to the ground.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
- "Don't waste no time on that cast-iron mug of his," says Gorilla.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
- His arms and chest were built on the same general plan as those of a gorilla.
- Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
- They're a lot more like a man than a man is like, for instance, a gorilla.
- Extract from : « The Colors of Space » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Chipmunk with the strength of a gorilla and the courage of a lion.
- Extract from : « The Rough Road » by William John Locke
- But all you ladies are mono-maniacs; one might as well talk sense to a gorilla.
- Extract from : « A Simpleton » by Charles Reade
- The gorilla is of migratory habits at some seasons of the year.
- Extract from : « Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 » by Charles H. Sylvester
- Its mouth was wider, and the nose less prominent than that of the gorilla.
- Extract from : « In the Wilds of Africa » by W.H.G. Kingston
- We had no wish, either, to remain longer than necessary in the gorilla region.
- Extract from : « In the Wilds of Africa » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Perhaps he took me for a gorilla, which the lion is said to hold in wholesome fear.
- Extract from : « In the Wilds of Africa » by W.H.G. Kingston
Antonyms for gorilla
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