GUY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

guy

noun

ˈgī

Definition of guy

as in male

an adult male human being was not the kind of guy she ever thought she'd date

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as in person

a member of the human race what would you guys like to order?

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Recent Examples of guy And the number of characters wielding golf clubs as deadly weapons raises the concern that the villains are interchangeable — and that the good guys have all fled. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Just like the guys, the gals danced to a top-charting song from the year they were born. — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 These guys have been talking about AI safety for a long time. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The guys will continue working on these respective projects amid the Noisia re-launch. — Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guy

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Noun

The males feed under a narrow, white, waxy coating and mate with females in spring.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The fifth was 23-year-old Manny Taboada — a 6-foot-2, 200-pound male.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of male

Noun

Macklemore invited Robert Kraft, the owner of Gillette Stadium and the New England Patriots and the person who pressured Messina Tour Group to fire him, to match his donation.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
There was a large fight on campus and a report of a person armed with a gun, resulting in a lockdown Thursday at Plantation High School, according to police.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of person

Noun

For the first few days, they were held in a room crammed with up to 80 men, with just a handful of open toilets, in frigid conditions and with only a thin towel to sleep under, before being moved to two-person cells.

— Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has some new digs—an Airstream trailer in Memphis, parked just steps from xAI’s most ambitious project yet.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of man

Noun

An adjoining library — once a gentlemen’s smoking room — retains an original oil-light fixture and the atmosphere of an after-dinner gathering place.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Hafidh Ameir Hassan became Tanzania’s first gentleman in 2021, when his wife took office as the country's first female president following the death of President John Magufuli.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to honor the lives lost to suicide, to stand with the families and communities suicide has touched, and to renew our commitment to prevention.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
This program was a life-changer for families and kids who wouldn’t otherwise have been able to afford private school tuition.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of life

Noun

The material inequities that result from anti-Blackness, housing discrimination, or financial insecurity are conveniently absent; Yrsa is a creature absorbed by her own grievances and frustrations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Riparian habitats, like creeks flowing through canyons, are home to sensitive creatures including California newts, frogs and toads.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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