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Synonyms for man

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Humanity — A human, a person regardless of gender or sex, usually an adult. All humans collectively; mankind, humankind…

person, humanity, human kind, human being, guy informal, mankind, human, human race, someone, one, somebody, soul, creature, fellow, body, homo, mortal, world, individual, party, bloke slang informal UK AU

2. Gentleman

gentleman, gentleman's gentleman UK, valet, valet de chambre, chap slang dated UK

3. Husband — A husband

husband, old man informal, hubby informal, baron dated

4. Dude

geezer informal US CA, my man, dude slang, dog slang, cat slang dated, bro slang, hoss slang US, cove dated UK, broha slang

Other

living soul, life, piece informal US CA, personage, serviceman, adult, batman, chappie, rooster slang NZ, ninja slang, bhoy rare, gink slang

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A human, a person regardless of gender or sex, usually an adult. All humans collectively; mankind, humankind, humanity.

  2. n. 2

    A husband.

  3. n. 3

    An adult male human.

    The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.

  4. n. 4

    An adult male human. All human males collectively: mankind.

Example sentences

  • humanity Advances in science don't always benefit humanity.
  • mankind Does mankind have dominion over animals and birds?
  • gentleman He cannot be a gentleman to say such a rude thing.
  • valet Sami parked his car and gave his keys to the valet.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
mansteady
humanityrising
mankindfalling
gentlemanfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
one1, guy1, dog1, cat1, bro1
4 letters
life1, body2, soul1, dude1, homo2, chap1, cove1, hoss1, bhoy, gink
5 letters
world1, party2, human2, piece1, adult2, baron2, ninja2, bloke1, hubby2, valet2, broha
6 letters
person2, fellow2, batman2, mortal2, geezer
7 letters
someone2, husband2, mankind2, rooster2, chappie2
8 letters
somebody3, humanity4, creature2
9 letters
gentleman3, personage
10 letters
individual5, serviceman3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).

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