male
The word “male” has 1 syllable: male
It's pronounced as /meɪl/
What is synonym and antonym for male?
In the thesaurus, “male” has 48 synonyms and 17 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for male along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for male
- Amazonian
- bastard
- bloke
- boy
- boyish
- brother
- buck
- buddy
- buster
- butch
- cat
- chap
- chappie
- dude
- father
- fella
- fellow
- galoot
- gent
- gentleman
- grandfather
- guy
- hairy-chested
- hombre
- hoydenish
- husband
- hypermasculine
- jack
- joe
- joker
- lad
- macho
- man
- man-size
- man-sized
- manful
- manlike
- manly
- mannish
- masculine
- master
- mister
- paternal
- sir
- son
- tomboyish
- ultramasculine
- virile
Antonyms for male
- androgynous
- effeminate
- emasculated
- feminine
- girlish
- impotent
- metrosexual
- neuter
- sissified
- sissy
- unmacho
- unmanly
- unmasculine
- weakened
- womanish
- womanlike
- womanly
Meanings of male
- noun
- One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.
- adjective
- Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
- Characteristic of this sex/gender. (Compare masculine, manly.).
- Tending to lead to or regulate the development of sexual characteristics typical of this sex.
- (grammar, less common than 'masculine') Masculine; of the masculine grammatical gender.
- Of instruments, tools, or connectors: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector, pipe fitting or laboratory glassware.
Example Sentences
- The zoo recently welcomed a male lion into its enclosure.
- The survey showed that the majority of male participants preferred outdoor activities.
- He was excited to see a male peacock displaying its colorful feathers.
- The male athlete broke the world record in the 100-meter sprint.
- Scientists studied the behavior of the male birds during the mating season.
On this page you'll find 65 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to male, such as: Amazonian, androgynous, bastard, bloke, boy, boyish, brother.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- Jolly Roger
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- banderole
- banknote
- bankroll
- banner
- bastard
- bet
- big bucks
- bill
- black flag
- bloke
- bluejacket
- boater
- bomb
- boodle
- boost
- bread
- bring up
- buck
- bucks
- buddy
- bundle
- bunting
- burgee
- buster
- cabbage
- cadet
- capital
- cash
- cat
- change
- chap
- chappie
- check
- chips
- chump change
- circumnavigator
- coat of arms
- coin
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- colors
- construct
- coxswain
- crest
- crewman
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- dead presidents
- deck hand
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- dibs
- dime
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- dollar
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- draft
- dude
- earth
- elevate
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- erect
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- exalt
- fella
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- finances
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- forester
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- galoot
- gent
- gentleman
- gob
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- gonfalon
- green
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- guidon
- guy
- hearty
- heave
- hike
- hoist
- hold up
- hombre
- insignia
- jack-tar
- jackpot
- joe
- joker
- jump
- kale
- kitty
- lad
- lascar
- legal tender
- lever
- lift
- lift up
- lime-juicer
- limey
- logger
- lolly
- long green
- loot
- lubber
- lucre
- lumberer
- lumberjack
- lumberman
- mad money
- male
- man
- marine
- mariner
- master
- mate
- means
- megabucks
- middy
- mint
- mister
- mite
- money
- money order
- moola
- moolah
- mount
- move up
- navigator
- needful
- note
- old salt
- opulence
- packet
- paper money
- peanuts
- pelf
- pendant
- pendent
- pennant
- pennon
- petty cash
- pile
- pilot
- pin money
- pirate
- pittance
- place up
- pocket money
- pool
- pot
- powerboater
- promissory note
- promote
- pry
- pull up
- put on its end
- put up
- rear
- resources
- riches
- roll
- run up
- sailboater
- sailor
- salt
- sawyer
- scratch
- scrip
- sea dog
- sea person
- seafarer
- seaman
- semaphore
- set up
- set upright
- shekalim
- shekelim
- shekels
- shellback
- sheqalim
- sheqels
- shipman
- shipmate
- shoestring
- shove
- signaler
- signaller
- sir
- specie
- spending money
- stake
- stand up
- standard
- streamer
- swab
- swabber
- swabbie
- swabby
- take up
- tar
- tarpaulin
- tender
- throw up
- treasure
- tricolor
- union jack
- up
- upcast
- upheave
- uplift
- upraise
- uprear
- wad
- waft
- wager
- wallet
- wampum
- water dog
- wealth
- wherewithal
- white flag
- windjammer
- yachter
lad
- adolescent
- bastard
- bloke
- boy
- boychick
- boychik
- boyo
- buck
- buddy
- buster
- callant
- cat
- chap
- chappie
- child
- dude
- fella
- fellow
- galoot
- gamin
- gent
- gentleman
- guttersnipe
- guy
- half-pint
- hobbledehoy
- hombre
- imp
- jack
- joe
- joker
- juvenile
- kid
- kiddie
- kiddo
- kiddy
- laddie
- male
- man
- master
- minor
- mister
- moppet
- nipper
- runt
- schoolboy
- shaveling
- shaver
- sir
- son
- sonny
- squirt
- stripling
- tad
- teenager
- tike
- toddler
- tot
- tween
- tyke
- urchin
- whippersnapper
- youngling
- youngster
- youth
macho
- Amazonian
- aggressive
- boyish
- boyishness
- butch
- cocky
- hairy-chested
- hoydenish
- hypermasculine
- machismo
- male
- maleness
- man-size
- man-sized
- manful
- manhood
- manlike
- manliness
- manly
- mannish
- mannishness
- masculine
- masculinity
- potent
- tomboyish
- tomboyishness
- ultramasculine
- virile
- virility
ultramasculine
- Amazonian
- aggressive
- boyish
- butch
- cocky
- hairy-chested
- hoydenish
- hypermasculine
- macho
- male
- man-size
- man-sized
- manful
- manlike
- manly
- mannish
- masculine
- potent
- tomboyish
- virile