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Synonyms of guy

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Another word for guy is dude. Other synonyms of guy are fella, homey, bro, bloke and chap.

Synonyms and similar words for guy

nounA man or boy; a fellow.

  • dudeA man, generally a younger man.
  • fella
  • homeyBefitting a home; cozy, intimate.
  • bro
  • blokeA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
  • chapA man, a fellow.
  • bhoy
  • boyA non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address.
  • boyo UK
  • callant ScotlandLad, boy.
  • chavA working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in...
  • lad UK
  • little boy
  • manling literaryA young man; a boy.
  • page
  • sapling
  • shaveling
  • son
  • sonny
  • younker
  • youth
  • broski slang
  • bruh slangThe rhesus macaque.
  • chieldA man; a fellow, chap.
  • dog [⇒ thesaurus] (slang)
  • dawgTerm of address for a close, usually male, friend.
  • fellowA male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild...
  • gadgie ScotlandA man.
  • geezerA male person.
  • gink slangA guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man; a goof.
  • gloak slangA man, a guy.
  • homeboy
  • joeA male; a guy; a fellow.
  • nigga
  • ninja slang
  • omiA man.
  • pillicock
  • rooster slang
  • shalk
  • boykin informal, rareA little boy.
  • feely-omi datedA young male; a boy.
  • knave archaic
  • man child archaicA young male human; a boy.
  • springald archaic, rare
  • stripling archaicA young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. .
  • yob obsolete, slang
  • cat datedAn ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.
  • chappy UK, datedA chap; a fellow.
  • cove UK, archaicMan; fellow.
  • covey UK, datedA male person, a man; a chap, a chappie.
  • gate datedA man; a male person.
  • gome Scotland, obsoleteA man.
  • health obsolete
  • lede obsolete
  • punk dated, rare
  • seg archaic, dialectal
  • wallah UK, datedA guy or bloke.
  • wer obsolete
  • were obsoleteThe collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the...
  • wye obsolete, poetic

Meaning of guy

  1. noun An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
  2. noun A person of eccentric appearance or dress; a "fright".
  3. noun A man or boy; a fellow.

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Questions about synonyms of guy

What is another word for guy?
Guy has 60 synonyms on Word.ws, such as dude, fella, homey, bro, bloke, chap, bhoy and boy.
What does guy mean?
Guy means an effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: guy (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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