Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > G Synonyms of gibbon Find synonyms for: Noun1. Gibbon, Edward Gibbonusage: English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)2. gibbon, Hylobates lar, lesser apeusage: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East IndiesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of gibbon (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: restive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language