1
as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
hoisted the duffel bag and heaved it over the railing with a humorous, manlike grunt
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2
as in masculine
having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman
all the little girls at the lunch table laughed uproariously when one of them emitted a manlike belch
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manlike
Adjective
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Fifty-seven of the 70 homicide victims were male, while 12 were female.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
15 Jan. 2026 -
The former One Direction member and actor, arguably the biggest male name in pop music today, has just confirmed that his fourth solo album is coming soon.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
15 Jan. 2026
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Brands like War Paint and Stryx argue that men need products designed for their thicker, oilier skin, and packaged in masculine, tool-like containers that feel at home in a gym bag.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
10 Jan. 2026
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The suit – sharp, oversized, unapologetically masculine – changed all that.—
Marianna Cerini,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Dior’s collection referenced the H-line created by its founder Christian Dior for Fall-Winter 1954-1955 – a controversial silhouette at the time as its flattened shape appeared, for some, unfeminine.—
Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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The intention behind this final postcard may have been, yet again, to paint the fight for suffrage as absurd, to make suffragists seem like willful, unfeminine animals.—
Natalie Kinkade,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2024
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“Manlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manlike. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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