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gorilla

[guh-ril-uh] / gəˈrɪl ə /
NOUN
anthropoid
Synonyms
STRONG
chimpanzee gibbon humanoid monkey orang orangutan primate
NOUN
athlete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
animal competitor contestant jock player professional sport
STRONG
amateur challenger contender jockey shoulders
WEAK
games player iron person muscle person sportsperson superjock
NOUN
hoodlum
Synonyms
STRONGEST
criminal delinquent gangster goon hooligan mobster punk ruffian thug
STRONG
bully rowdy
WEAK
larrikin
NOUN
monkey
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ape baboon chimpanzee lemur orangutan
STRONG
anthropoid simian
NOUN
primate
Synonyms
STRONG
anthropoid ape baboon chimpanzee gibbon human lemur man monkey orangutan
WEAK
brachiator cercopithecoid great ape
NOUN
simian
Synonyms
STRONG
anthropoid chimpanzee monkey orangutan primate
NOUN
goon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hooligan thug
STRONG
bozo bruiser dope hood jerk lummox moron nincompoop ninny sap tough guy
WEAK
strong-arm
NOUN
thug
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assassin bandit bully criminal gangster goon gunman hooligan mobster murderer rowdy troublemaker
STRONG
delinquent hood killer punk ruffian
WEAK
gang member hired killer professional killer
Antonyms
STRONGEST
law police

Example Sentences

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But it’s not an easy decision, Suk added, because Meta “is the 800-pound gorilla in the room” when it comes to online advertising.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Thanks to anti-poaching patrols and community programmes - supported by the European Union and Unesco - mountain gorilla numbers in Virunga have slowly increased over the past decade.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

But as Benchmark analyst Daniel Kurnos says: “No one likes it when an 800-pound gorilla comes sniffing around.”

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

The most recent primate was born Nov. 22 to 31-year-old N’djia and silverback Kelly, 38, whose daughter Angela in 2020 was the first gorilla born at the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

So I thought about that one: After I decided to go to Reardan, I felt like an invisible mountain gorilla scientist.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie