Antonyms of adj apelike

2 senses of apelike

Sense 1
anthropoid, anthropoidal, apelike -- (resembling apes)

INDIRECT (VIA nonhuman) -> human -- (having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty")

Sense 2
apish, apelike -- (being or given to servile imitation)

INDIRECT (VIA imitative) -> nonimitative -- (not marked by or given to imitation)

Similarity of adj apelike

2 senses of apelike

Sense 1
anthropoid, anthropoidal, apelike -- (resembling apes)
       => nonhuman (vs. human) -- (not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings; "nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees")

Sense 2
apish, apelike -- (being or given to servile imitation)
       => imitative (vs. nonimitative) -- (marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being")

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