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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'manly'

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1. (adj) manly, manful, manlike
possessing qualities befitting a man
Synonyms: anthropoid, virile, manful, male, manly, manlike
Antonyms: effeminate, epicene, unmanlike, sissified, emasculate, unmanly, sissy, sissyish, womanish, unmanful, feminine, cissy

2. (adverb) male, manful, manlike, manly, virile
characteristic of a man
Synonyms: anthropoid, potent, virile, manful, male, manly, manlike
Antonyms: emasculate, sissyish, womanish, feminine, sissified, unmanlike, cissy, unmanly, sissy, effeminate, unmanful, epicene

3. (adverb) manfully, manly
in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
Synonyms: manly, manfully
Antonyms: unmanful, sissified, feminine, unmanly, womanish, cissy, unmanlike, emasculate, epicene, sissyish, sissy, effeminate

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'manly'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. manly
We apply male to the sex, masculine to the qualities, especially to the stronger, hardier, and more imperious qualities that distinguish the male sex; as applied to women, masculine has often
Synonyms: masculine, male, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, virile

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