FEMININE Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

feminine

adjective

ˈfe-mə-nən

as in female

of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with women a designer adding feminine touches to the collection

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Recent Examples of feminine Yet what draws the most notice is my work transforming masculine features into feminine ones, and vice versa. —

Kavitha Ranganathan, STAT, 29 June 2026 The fit isn’t too tight or too relaxed, either; and the sweetheart neckline is feminine and sweet without reading too sexy. —

Irene Richardson, InStyle, 27 June 2026 The top has a babydoll-style silhouette that flows away from your body, and is complete with a feminine V-neckline, darling puff sleeves, and a stylish front button to tie it all together. —

Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 26 June 2026 Should the design feel masculine, feminine or neither? —

Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for feminine

Recent Examples of Synonyms for feminine

female

Adjective

Her series are inevitably female-centric and like the Brontës, who wrote 200 years and a few miles away, her work excavates the drama of daily life and the tension between good and evil that sings below any surface.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Most events involve skateboards or BMX bikes, with male and female athletes competing separately.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026