human being

noun

Definition of human beingnext
as in person
a member of the human race we're all human beings, regardless of our differences

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for human being
  1. person
  2. life
  3. man
  4. guy
  5. creature
  6. thing
  7. individual
  8. being
Noun
  • There is a $10 per person fee paid to the instructor.
    Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
  • To the average person, appreciating the elements that crowned Super Mario 64 a groundbreaking game back in 1996 requires at least some wandering around its world.
    Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of person
Noun
  • During an appearance on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast in May 2023, Kim described herself as a hopeless romantic, and detailed wanting to share her life with someone special.
    Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The somber music should have been my first clue, but I was too wrapped up in the euphoria of Jane soon realizing that someone valued her life enough to save her from certain death.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of life
Noun
  • Other fire victims include a man who was found holding a garden hose as well as an 82-year-old man who died in his bed.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Jannik Sinner of Italy return to defend their respective women’s and men’s singles titles.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of man
Noun
  • Chiefs coaches stress focusing on the ball or the center’s head movement when timing the snap, as a QB’s cadence can be deceiving — especially when guys like Aaron Rodgers try to draw defenders offsides through deception.
    Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Lisa Ann Walter worried women would 'hate' her Abbott Elementary character for becoming 'kind of a hoe’ The next season of Sunny hasn't premiered yet, but have you guys already shot the crossover?
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of guy
Noun
  • Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet.
    Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
  • These aquatic, semiaquatic or terrestrial creatures are easily recognized thanks to their bony, cartilaginous shells and slow-pace movements.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of creature
Noun
  • Special run-flat tires, a new thing at the time, finish off the impenetrable visage.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • In the grand scheme of things, a game on a field is nothing compared to the task of losing a loved one or rebuilding a life after losing it all.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of thing
Noun
  • As people live longer, public pension systems are getting strained, and consequently, the retirement burden is slowly shifting from the state to the individual.
    Tanmay Gupta, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • As the officer who made the traffic stop approached the passenger side of the vehicle and opened the front passenger door to arrest the individual, the passenger pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the officer.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of individual
Noun
  • And Nikki, her whole tone and and her way of being is really in line with what this show is.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But my scars, my complicated being, mean more than any illusion of freedom.
    hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of being
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