Synonyms for man
Another word for man is adult male, human or human being. Below are 17 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: maned, manes, manned, manning, mans.
1. noun: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- adult male
Antonyms
2. noun: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
3. noun: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- human synonyms
- human being
- homo synonyms
4. noun: a male subordinate
5. noun: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
6. noun: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to their employer
- gentleman synonyms
- valet synonyms
- valet de chambre
7. noun: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
Antonyms
8. noun: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
- piece synonyms
9. noun: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- world synonyms
- human race synonyms
- humans synonyms
- humanity synonyms
- human beings synonyms
- mankind synonyms
- humankind synonyms
10. noun: a man who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
- military man
- serviceman
11. verb: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
12. verb: provide with workers
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- he-man
- old man
- end man
- city man
- guy synonyms
- company man
- government man
- point man
- white man
- service man
- party man
- working man
- young man
- hit man
- red man
- someone synonyms
- person synonyms
- individual synonyms
- soul synonyms
- somebody synonyms
- mortal synonyms
- hominid
- hooman
- foot soldier
- subsidiary synonyms
- subordinate synonyms
- underling
- male synonyms
- male person
- body servant
Man in word games
- Letters
- 3
- Scrabble
- 5
- Words With Friends
- 7
- How common
- Everyday word
- Unscramble MAN
- Is MAN a word?
- Words starting with M
Questions people ask
What is another word for man?
You can say adult male, human, human being, homo or gentleman instead of man. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)".
What is the opposite of man?
The opposite of man is woman.
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Senses and synonyms from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0); the most common words come first. Browse more on the synonyms and antonyms hub.