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 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 Well, first of all, the idea that these three gentlemen that have very little background in terms of negotiations or the technical nature of nuclear negotiations going against a hardened Iranian team that's been doing this for decades. — CBS News, 14 June 2026 For gentlemen of that era, uncivil words were violence. — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentlemen

Noun

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
The upper chamber of the British Parliament was composed of noblemen who inherited their seats for most of its history.

— Jared Gans, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of noblemen

Noun

As of this year, majority of NBA and WNBA team owners are white males with women listed explicitly as principal owners or co-owners for four WNBA teams, and six NBA teams.

— Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Research into how space radiation can affect the central nervous system, including differences associated with males and females, shows why the people studied and the questions asked matter when designing future missions.

— Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

Definition of males

Noun

Besides the matching outfits, the young princes radiate the same playful energy in their candid photos—taken in 1985 and 2017, respectively.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 22 July 2026
The two young princes also took part in the Norwegian Viking Row, a tradition among Norwegian fans that has become iconic during this World Cup.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026

Definition of princes

Noun

That team is something that will always be special — a special group of guys who had the grit and truly knew how to grind it out no matter what the circumstances were.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The Lacobs are just guys who like hearing themselves speak at conferences.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

Perched along the Sea of Marmara, the boutique property sits on the largest of the islands, Büyükada, whose Ottoman-era mansions are where intellectuals and aristocrats held court in the 19th century.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026
These Virginia aristocrats had been raised on the same Enlightenment thinkers—David Hume and Adam Smith, Montesquieu and Voltaire—as John Adams and Samuel Adams had.

— James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of aristocrats

Noun

Watching shoot-first combo guards go off for 30 in a summer-league game is great fun, but most of those dudes don’t get to play with a neon-green light in a game that matters.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
There’s a lot of dudes out here that would sell their soul for an uncomplicated yet complicated jam just like that.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026