Synonyms of effeminate

effeminate

adjective

ə-ˈfe-mə-nət 

as in feminine

of or relating to a man who has or displays qualities traditionally considered more suitable for women

he had a high and somewhat effeminate voice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• feminine
• unmanly
• sissy
• epicene
• sissified
• womanish
• effete
• womanly
• girlish
• foppish
• prissy
• womanlike
• girlie
• dandyish
• spinsterish
• sappy
• camp
• campy
• dudish
• old-maidish
• overnice
• antimacho

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masculine
• manly
• virile
• mannish
• manlike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of effeminate

Here is a boy warrior, with a supple abdomen and bare bronze thighs, confident and effeminate. — Phil Melanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2025

So in a move that no one had approved, Wayans put on an effeminate voice for the character in hopes Executive Producer Lorne Michaels would be angry. — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

In both sketches, Keaton plays an effeminate man who doesn’t quite understand the assignment. — Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024

She’d been bullied by kids in grade school and subjected to physical harm for being a boy who was, in their judgment, too effeminate. — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2022