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Synonyms of woman

48 similar words · 2 opposite words

Another word for woman is female. Other synonyms of woman are lady, femme, frau, frow and feme. The opposite of woman is man.

Synonyms and similar words for woman

nounAll female humans collectively; womankind.

  • femininity datedThe sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.

nounMore synonyms

  • ladyA woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
  • femaleA human of feminine gender; a girl or woman.
  • babe slangAn attractive person, especially a young woman.
  • baggage offensiveA woman. A female, especially one who is saucy, impudent.
  • bim slangA woman.
  • bint UK, offensiveA woman, a girl.
  • bird UK, offensiveA girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
  • bitch offensive, slangA promiscuous woman, slut, whore.
  • blone slangA woman.
  • broad US, slangA woman or girl.
  • chick slangAn attractive, young woman; or, more generally, a woman.
  • donnaA lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
  • femeA woman.
  • femmeA woman; a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl.
  • femoid derogatoryA woman, occasionally referring to the especially hypergamous.
  • frauUsed as a courtesy title before the surname of a (typically married) German-speaking woman.
  • frowA woman; a wife, especially a Dutch or German one.
  • gal offensiveA young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.
  • gash offensive, slangA woman.
  • ginch UK, slangA woman, viewed as a potential or actual sexual partner.
  • hen UK, slangA woman.
  • ho US, offensiveA whore; a sexually promiscuous woman; in general use as a highly offensive term of abuse for a woman with connotations...
  • pussy offensive, slangA woman or girl, seen as having characteristics associated with cats such as sweetness.
  • queen euphemistic, humorousAn excellent woman.
  • she slang
  • sheila Australia, slangA woman.
  • skirt US, offensiveA woman.
  • squaw offensiveA woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.
  • thot US, offensiveA slut, a woman who is sexually promiscuous.
  • tía
  • twist US, offensiveA girl, a woman.
  • vaginoid humorous, offensive
  • wan IrelandA girl or woman.
  • wife ScotlandSynonym of woman.
  • wommonFeminist spelling of woman.
  • womonFeminist spelling of woman.
  • womxnFeminist spelling of woman.
  • womynFeminist spelling of woman.
  • wimminFeminist spelling of women.
  • covess UK, archaicA woman.
  • dame US, datedA woman.
  • gentlelady archaicA form of address for a woman. Also a reference to a female member of a legislature.
  • huwoman nonstandard, rareA woman; a female human.
  • maness obsolete
  • mort UK, archaicA woman; a female.
  • mulier obsoleteA child born lawfully in wedlock, in distinction from an elder sibling born of the same parents before their marriage...
  • placket obsolete, slangA woman.

Opposite of woman

nounMore antonyms

  • man
  • girlA woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.

Meaning of woman

  1. noun An adult female human.
  2. noun All female humans collectively; womankind.
  3. noun A female person, usually an adult: a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

Full definition of woman

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Questions about synonyms of woman

What is another word for woman?
Woman has 48 synonyms on Word.ws, such as female, lady, femme, frau, frow, feme and donna.
What is the opposite of woman?
The opposite of woman is man.
What does woman mean?
Woman means an adult female human.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: woman (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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