GENTLEMEN Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

gentlemen

noun

plural of gentleman

as in noblemen

a man of high birth or social position many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were gentlemen who were risking everything

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as in males

an adult male human being ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats

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as in princes

an honorable and courteous man was such a gentleman that he offered to call a cab for me

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Recent Examples of gentlemen This, ladies and gentlemen, is what’s known in the editing bay as foreshadowing. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026 That, ladies and gentlemen, is why the stock of Amazon surged Friday and took its hyperscaler peers along for the ride. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 There’s a resident big band that sets the tempo for dancing—there are even gentlemen hosts available for ladies—and a DJ rocks the small disco late into the night. — Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 The ladies shimmered in champagne, gold and blush, while the gentlemen wisely remembered that the safest way to stand out at Miss Swift’s wedding was, in fact, not to. — Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The annual event comes with a strict dress code, including morning suits for gentlemen and certain styles of dress for ladies, while the array of memorable hats on display has become a standout moment. — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 These gentlemen host pre-dinner festivities, singles dinner tables, and partner with singles at dance classes (usually Latin ballroom) and for evening dancing. — Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026 That is some business that the gentlemen are discussing. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 And that, ladies and gentlemen, has to be one of the most surreal paragraphs ever printed in The New York Times. — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

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Noun

The best buyers were Russian noblemen, high rollers who used the glossy fur to line the collars of their winter overcoats.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
In addition, while common soldiers were buried in mass graves, officers and noblemen were usually laid to rest in a church.

— Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of noblemen

Noun

Fictional princes fill pop culture, from heroic leaders in science fiction empires to charming ones in modern takes on classic fairy tales.

— Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
The couples worked together through The Royal Foundation and delighted the public whenever the princes and their partners stepped out together.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of princes

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The Chicago White Sox’s strength for most of this crazy season has been their bullpen depth, with Grant Taylor, Bryan Hudson, Sean Newcomb and now Hagen Smith as their main leverage guys.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
The locals don't even blink at the sight of guys like this who are about to delete 32 beers.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

But a motley array of other people—advocates of free love, avant-garde painters, grifters fleecing ex-aristocrats—took advantage of the chaos to promote their own agendas.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Most activities that were listed in this era, including hunting, fishing, golf, horse riding, and sailing, reflected an idealized version of rural life, carried out mostly by aristocrats at large country estates.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 8 Sep. 2026