BOYISH Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

boyish

adjective

Definition of boyish

as in girlish

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Recent Examples of boyish That boyish man is Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who accepts a job that will take him outside his normal route to Raccoon City, which unbeknownst to him has become overrun by monsters. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 His boyish looks notwithstanding, Kiernan is now one of the deans of New York television, approaching his 30th year on NY1. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026 In just a few years, Burke had transformed from a boyish, homeschooled gamer into a streaming-era idol. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 Parker is perpetually just on the verge of manhood — youthful, optimistic, with a somewhat innocent boyish sense of romance. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Despite—or, rather, because of—his boyish charm, Holland has reached the peak of male movie stardom. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 28 July 2026 At sixty-six, Araki maintains his mop of boyish dark hair and arch, flirtatious disposition. — Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 26 July 2026 Then step up your baggy jeans game with some sassy satin sandals for an extra feminine touch to offset the boyish, loose fit. — Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 26 July 2026 But his boyish face might never be plastered across TV adverts or the billboards of Times Square in the way his sporting peers are. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 4 July 2026

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The books’ capacious geography felt like a girlish form of manifest destiny.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
The label saw her girlish soprano and bubbly personality as perfect for the pop charts, but Parton longed to be a country star.

— Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of girlish

Adjective

Alex, pointedly called Alexa by her mother (Florencia Lozano), who hates Alex’s tomboyish style, works in a bodega and looks after her brother a lot.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
Embrace those tomboyish vibes with a coordinated set like Bella Hadid's powder-blue look, or give them a fashion-forward twist by pairing them with a statement top like Palmer.

— Maggie Kreienberg, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

Definition of tomboyish

Adjective

Both the Smiths and mariachi music can drive even the most macho Mexican man to tears with their poetic lyrics and layered instrumentals.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Not that Georgian masculinity, with its macho, bellicose posturing and archaic codes of honor, is portrayed as anything other than fumbling and futile.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

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