English

Detailed Synonyms for monkey in English

monkey:

monkey [the ~] noun

  1. the monkey
    the monkey; the ape
  2. the monkey
    the monkey
  3. the monkey
    – any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians) 1
    the monkey
    – any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians) 1
  4. the monkey
    – one who is playfully mischievous 1
    the monkey; the rascal; the imp; the scamp; the rapscallion; the scalawag; the scallywag
    – one who is playfully mischievous 1

to monkey verb (monkeys, monkeyed, monkeying)

  1. to monkey
    to muddle; to fiddle; to muck; to monkey; to fumble; to mess about
    • muddle verb (muddles, muddled, muddling)
    • fiddle verb (fiddles, fiddled, fiddling)
    • muck verb (mucks, mucked, mucking)
    • monkey verb (monkeys, monkeyed, monkeying)
    • fumble verb (fumbles, fumbled, fumbling)
    • mess about verb (messes about, messed about, messing about)
  2. to monkey
    – do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly 1
    to monkey; to tinker; to potter; to mess around; to muck about; muck around; putter; monkey around
    – do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly 1
  3. to monkey
    – play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly 1
    to fiddle; to monkey; to tamper
    – play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly 1
    • fiddle verb (fiddles, fiddled, fiddling)
      • The reporter fiddle with the facts1
    • monkey verb (monkeys, monkeyed, monkeying)
    • tamper verb (tampers, tampered, tampering)
      • Someone tampered with the documents on my desk1

Conjugations for monkey:

present
  1. monkey
  2. monkey
  3. monkeys
  4. monkey
  5. monkey
  6. monkey
simple past
  1. monkeyed
  2. monkeyed
  3. monkeyed
  4. monkeyed
  5. monkeyed
  6. monkeyed
present perfect
  1. have monkeyed
  2. have monkeyed
  3. has monkeyed
  4. have monkeyed
  5. have monkeyed
  6. have monkeyed
past continuous
  1. was monkeying
  2. were monkeying
  3. was monkeying
  4. were monkeying
  5. were monkeying
  6. were monkeying
future
  1. shall monkey
  2. will monkey
  3. will monkey
  4. shall monkey
  5. will monkey
  6. will monkey
continuous present
  1. am monkeying
  2. are monkeying
  3. is monkeying
  4. are monkeying
  5. are monkeying
  6. are monkeying
subjunctive
  1. be monkeyed
  2. be monkeyed
  3. be monkeyed
  4. be monkeyed
  5. be monkeyed
  6. be monkeyed
diverse
  1. monkey!
  2. let's monkey!
  3. monkeyed
  4. monkeying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

monkey

  1. monkey

Related Words for "monkey":

  • monkeying, monkeys

Alternate Synonyms for "monkey":


Related Definitions for "monkey":

  1. any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)1
  2. one who is playfully mischievous1
  3. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly1
  4. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly1

Related Synonyms for monkey