Thesaurus:man

THESAURUS

man

English

Synonyms

bloke (UK & Aus, slang)

boy [WS] (often derogatory)

bro

cat [WS] (dated, AAVE)

chap (dated, UK, slang)

chappy (dated, UK, slang)

cove (archaic, UK)

covey (dated, UK)

dog [WS] (AAVE)

dude (slang)

fella (slang)

fellow

geezer

gink (slang)

guy (slang)

homeboy (AAVE, affectionate)

homey (AAVE, affectionate)

nigga (AAVE, possibly highly offensive)

ninja (uncommon slang)

pillicock (affectionate slang, obsolete)

punk (dated rare slang)

wallah (dated, UK, slang)

rooster (NZ, slang)

Antonyms

woman [WS]

boy [WS]

Hyponyms

beautiful man [WS]

boy [WS] (sometimes pejorative or racial slur)

boyo (UK slang)

blighter (pejorative UK slang)

husband [WS]

eunuch

geezer (slang)

he-man

macho

promiscuous man [WS]

son [WS] (possibly affectionate or pejorative)

sonny (usually affectionate)

ugly man [WS]

Hypernyms

person [WS]

adult

male

he

See also

Further reading

“373. man” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“man” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.

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