Synonyms of chaps

chaps

noun

plural of chap

1

as in guys

chiefly British an adult male human being

a couple of chaps kindly gave us directions to Buckingham Palace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guys
• males
• gentlemen
• dudes
• lads
• gents
• blokes
• fellas
• fellows
• bastards
• men
• chappies
• bucks
• hombres
• cats
• galoots
• jokers
• joes
• jacks
• sirs
• buddies
• masters
• misters
• busters

2

as in kids

Southern & Midland a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

a cute little chap

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• children
• chicks
• cubs
• youths
• youngsters
• kiddies
• juveniles
• buds
• teenagers
• monkeys
• sprats
• moppets
• bairns
• younglings
• babies
• whelps
• sprouts
• kiddos
• bambinos
• adolescents
• squirts
• teens
• toddlers
• infants
• lads
• schoolboys
• minors
• schoolkids
• schoolchildren
• rascals
• urchins
• schoolgirls
• tykes
• whippersnappers
• babes
• cherubs
• preschoolers
• rogues
• rug rats
• bantlings
• rapscallions
• newborn
• weanlings
• tots
• kindergartners
• striplings
• mischiefs
• neonates
• hellions
• nippers
• imps
• nestlings
• preteens
• devils
• teeners
• teenyboppers
• shavers
• subteens
• tomboys
• tweens
• tads
• hoydens
• bobby-soxers
• jackanapeses
• preteen-agers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• grown-ups
• ancients
• oldsters
• old-timers
• elders
• senior citizens
• seniors
• middle-agers
• golden-agers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chaps

Still visibly laboring through the pain, Dias pulled on a pair of chaps that once belonged to Lane Frost, one of the most iconic figures in bull riding history. — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

The brown leather chaps, Orchid said, are still stuffed in her office. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

How great was this, and cheers to the players for being sporting ol' chaps. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

Look out for the walking poles and chaps regularly left propped by the front door. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

As a bonus, we’re rewarded with-sexy guys romping about in and out of form-fitting leather chaps and then in and out of tight wrestling tights. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

The shop grew into the nation’s largest manufacturer of chaps, the leather leggings that protect a rider from brushy terrain. — Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026

But no one was sporting assless chaps in our suite. — John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

There are ski helmets and Stetsons, colorful Gortex bibs and brown cowhide chaps, floor-length fur coats and hip-length puffer jackets — and of course, ski boots and cowboy boots. — Cari Shane, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025