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Synonyms of man

50 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for man is husband. Other synonyms of man are his lordship, hubby, lord and master, old man and baron. The opposite of man is woman.

Synonyms and similar words for man

nounA husband.

nounA piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.

  • meepleA small person-shaped figure used as a player's token in a board game.
  • pieceA toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
  • token

nounOne of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes...

nounMore synonyms

  • bloke Australia, UKA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
  • boy derogatoryA young man.
  • broBrother, my man, good sir; a friendly term of address for typically men.
  • broski slang
  • bruh slangThe rhesus macaque.
  • chieldA man; a fellow, chap.
  • dog [⇒ thesaurus] (slang)
  • dawgTerm of address for a close, usually male, friend.
  • dude slangA man, generally a younger man.
  • fella slang
  • 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.
  • geezerAn old person, usually a male, typically a cranky old man.
  • gink slangA guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man; a goof.
  • gloak slangA man, a guy.
  • guy colloquialAn effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
  • homeboy
  • homeyBefitting a home; cozy, intimate.
  • joe
  • nigga
  • ninja slangSynonym of man; used as a friendly term of address.
  • omiA man.
  • pillicockA boy or man.
  • rooster slangA man.
  • shalkA man; fellow.
  • cat datedAn ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.
  • chap UK, datedA man, a fellow.
  • 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 obsoleteA warrior; hero; man.
  • lede obsoleteA man; a person.
  • punk dated, rareA boy or younger man who engages in sexual intercourse by an older man as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.
  • seg archaic, dialectalA man; warrior; hero.
  • wallah UK, dated
  • wer obsoleteA man; a male; a husband.
  • were obsoleteThe collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the...
  • wye obsolete, poetic

Opposite of man

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Meaning of man

  1. noun An adult male human.
  2. noun All human males collectively: mankind.
  3. noun An adult male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a representative, etc.

Full definition of man

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Questions about synonyms of man

What is another word for man?
Man has 50 synonyms on Word.ws, such as husband, his lordship, hubby, lord and master, old man, baron, meeple and piece.
What is the opposite of man?
The opposite of man is woman.
What does man mean?
Man means an adult male human.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: man (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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