antlike

/ (ˈæntˌlaɪk) /

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adjective

of or like an ant or ants

characterized by scurrying activity or teeming restlessness

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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Words nearby antlike

antler, antlered, antlerite, antler moth, Antlia, antlike, ant lion, Antofagasta, Antoine, Antoinette, Anton

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How to use antlike in a sentence

They’re also capable of pooling their collective strength to pick up and carry the building-sized pieces of fruit scattered across PNF-404 with antlike efficiency.
‘Pikmin 3 Deluxe’ loses some of its original charm|Michael Thomsen|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
The girl chose to ignore him and withdrew her gaze to the stage, still creeping antlike toward the hills.
Mavericks|William MacLeod Raine
In one of the cases, opposite me, there's one of the Martian creatures—a big, antlike fellow.
The Secret of the Ninth Planet|Donald Allen Wollheim
They were crawling antlike up a mountain spur that rose dizzily on their right; on the left they overhung a bottomless pit.
The Daughter of a Magnate|Frank H. Spearman

Antlike, men were swarming everywhere bent upon changing, and yet they changed nothing.
The Best Short Stories of 1919|Various
The little safari for the third time crawled its antlike way across the immensities of the veldt.
The Leopard Woman|Stewart Edward White