Synonyms for unmanly
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Cowardly — cowardly, base
Definitions
- adj. 1
Cowardly, base.
- adj. 2
Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
- adj. 3
Not acceptable from a man.
Related words
- Word family
- unmanliness
Example sentences
- fearful “People are very fearful of the virus,” he added.
- cowardly Grr! Avoid not, unwelcome evil and cowardly beast!
- effeminate Sato's high voice and mannerisms are pretty effeminate.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unmanly | rising | |
| fearful | rising | |
| cowardly | rising | |
| pusillanimous | steady | |
| effeminate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- soft1
- 5 letters
- sissy2, girly
- 7 letters
- fearful2, epicene
- 8 letters
- feminine3, cowardly3, womanish, unmanful
- 9 letters
- sissified, unmanlike
- 10 letters
- effeminate4
- 13 letters
- pusillanimous5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sissy2 = 2 syllables).