as in genderless
suitable to or for either sex
the androgynous hairdos favored by the hip an actor whose androgynous looks are at the heart of his appeal
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Recent Examples of androgynous
At least Judge, Daniels, and Paterson left the character’s distinctively androgynous voice (provided by Pamela Adlon in both incarnations of a show that has weathered the untimely deaths of too many original voice actors) intact.
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Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Born Jemima Wilkinson in 1752 into a Rhode Island Quaker family, the Friend, after a severe illness, abandoned their birth name, claiming God had endowed them with an androgynous spirit.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Filling the stage with androgynous women dressed in black and making sometimes terrifying use of pure white light and heavy industrial techno, the latest interpretative dance extravaganza appeared to be a Lynchian comment on the parlous state of today’s world.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 July 2025
The brand was attracting attention with provocative and androgynous designs, such as frilly Bermuda shorts and bandeau tops for men.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Born Jemima Wilkinson in 1752 into a Rhode Island Quaker family, the Friend, after a severe illness, abandoned their birth name, claiming God had endowed them with an androgynous spirit.
—Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
Filling the stage with androgynous women dressed in black and making sometimes terrifying use of pure white light and heavy industrial techno, the latest interpretative dance extravaganza appeared to be a Lynchian comment on the parlous state of today’s world.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 July 2025
The brand was attracting attention with provocative and androgynous designs, such as frilly Bermuda shorts and bandeau tops for men.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for androgynous
Adjective
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Launched in the fall of 2018 with a small collection of genderless apparel, Les Tien has built a following among luxury consumers and those seeking wardrobe essentials.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Skinny jeans in every color and animal print were genderless and pinned to hips with studded belts.—
Alexandra Jane,
Essence,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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These disadvantages predict that unisexual species should go extinct within at most 100,000 generations.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
22 Mar. 2024
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Not unisexual mole salamanders, which reproduce primarily by cloning and sometimes snatch other species' sperm to kickstart their reproductive systems.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian,
13 Jan. 2017
Adjective
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Ferris delivers that speech in the shower while wearing a punk’s shampoo Mohawk, then an ambisexual head turban.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 Aug. 2021
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“Androgynous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/androgynous. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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