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Synonyms for male
ˈmɑ leɪ, -limale
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Wiktionary
maleadjective
malenoun
Someone of male, masculine gender, whether human, (sexual) animal or (sexual) plant
maleadjective
Pertaining to or associated with men, or male animals
maleadjective
Inherently characteristic of the male of a species
maleadjective
Of instruments or tools: designed to fit into or penetrate a female counterpart, as in a connector or pipe fitting
English Synonyms and Antonyms
male
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 the depreciatory sense of unwomanly, rude, or harsh; as, a masculine face or voice, or the like; tho one may say in a commendatory way, she acted with masculine courage or decision. Manlike may mean only having the outward appearance or semblance of a man, or may be closely equivalent to manly. Manly refers to all the qualities and traits worthy of a man; manful, especially to the valor and prowess that become a man; we speak of a manful struggle, manly decision; we say manly gentleness or tenderness; we could not say manful tenderness. Mannish is a depreciatory word referring to the mimicry or parade of some superficial qualities of manhood; as, a mannish boy or woman. Masculine may apply to the distinctive qualities of the male sex at any age; virile applies to the distinctive qualities of mature manhood only, as opposed not only to feminine or womanly but to childish, and is thus an emphatic word for sturdy, intrepid, etc.
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Princeton's WordNet
malenoun
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
Synonyms:
male personAntonyms:
female person, female, hermaphroditic, pseudohermaphroditic, intersexual, egg-producing(a), unisex, hermaphrodite, feminine, gynandromorphous, epicene, young-bearing(a), androgynous, pseudohermaphrodite, pistillate, gynandromorphic, bisexualmale, male personnoun
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
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male personAntonyms:
female, female person, hermaphroditic, epicene, egg-producing(a), bisexual, feminine, gynandromorphic, gynandromorphous, pseudohermaphrodite, pseudohermaphroditic, androgynous, pistillate, unisex, hermaphrodite, young-bearing(a), intersexualMaleadjective
the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
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male personAntonyms:
female person, female, young-bearing(a), intersexual, unisex, androgynous, gynandromorphous, hermaphrodite, gynandromorphic, feminine, epicene, egg-producing(a), pseudohermaphrodite, pseudohermaphroditic, pistillate, hermaphroditic, bisexualmaleadjective
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation
"a male infant"; "a male holly tree"
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virile, manful, manly, manlikeAntonyms:
female, female person, egg-producing(a), epicene, pseudohermaphrodite, hermaphroditic, androgynous, young-bearing(a), unisex, pseudohermaphroditic, bisexual, gynandromorphous, pistillate, feminine, gynandromorphic, intersexual, hermaphroditemale, manful, manlike, manly, virileadjective
characteristic of a man
"a deep male voice"; "manly sports"
Synonyms:
anthropoid, potent, virile, manful, manly, manlikeAntonyms:
female, female person, intersexual, hermaphrodite, pseudohermaphroditic, gynandromorphous, unisex, young-bearing(a), gynandromorphic, feminine, bisexual, egg-producing(a), hermaphroditic, androgynous, pseudohermaphrodite, epicene, pistillatemaleadjective
for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys
"the male lead"; "the male population"
Synonyms:
virile, manful, manly, manlikeAntonyms:
female person, female, epicene, pseudohermaphrodite, gynandromorphic, feminine, unisex, pseudohermaphroditic, bisexual, hermaphrodite, pistillate, gynandromorphous, intersexual, young-bearing(a), egg-producing(a), androgynous, hermaphroditic
Editors Contribution
men
the male gender
Submitted by rinat on September 4, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
maleadjective
Synonyms:
hemalenoun
Synonyms:
male animal
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
maleadjective
Synonyms:
masculine, staminate (Bot.)
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Whenever a trader is arrested with rhino horn, the DNA can be extracted and matched to a rhino on the database, similar to the way fingerprints are, to provide further evidence of it being obtained illegally, analysis of the DNA of the rhinos will also be used to clarify which of the males is the sire of those rhinos born at Ziwa (Rhino Sanctuary) to ensure that no male is so dominant that there will be genetic problems in the future.
Gaming is very broad now, it appeals to a lot of people, different ages and across genders. It's not like in the really old days when you were kind of looking at a male teenage demographic.
By actively opposing state laws that protect women's sports and repeatedly assuring activists that he will always have their back, the President ignores the rights of female athletes. Male athletes should not play on women’s teams and compete against female athletes.
She has a hot streak going like no other comedian, male or female, working today, you have to consider the lineage of Eddie Murphy in the ’80s, Jim Carrey in the ’90s and Adam Sandler in the aughts. She is their heir apparent.
We’re all Border Patrol agents, and that was something I’ve always, I guess, aspired to throughout my career, the key in the Border Patrol is if you go out, you do a good job, [and] then you’re recognized for it, whether you’re male or female.
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