GUYS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

guys

noun

plural of guy

as in people

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

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as in males

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

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Recent Examples of guys The only way to make the bad guys sweat is to hand them a subpoena — or, at the least, to depict them unflatteringly on television. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Hip-hop fans who’ve followed Migos’ journey will never forget what you guys have done in music and your influence on other artists around the world. — Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026 With Charlie and Zuckerberg, so much going on between these two guys. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Obviously, these events took place 20 years ago and a documentary about these guys came out in 2013. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 Most of your loans are floating, which is great for you guys a bit, but also requires that your borrowers are going to have to come up with more cash. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The guys doing the dirty work that are grinding on double teams and getting 650 pounds on him the whole entire game. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 It’s been the same core group of guys for well over 40 years. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026 Check out her profiles to get a better glimpse at new guys Lu Dort and Aaron Wiggins … and to see what Asa Newell’s up to ahead of Year 2. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

National polling consistently shows that between 75-80% of voting Americans oppose biological males competing in women’s sports.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The suspects are described as Black males between the ages of 16 and 20 with a thin to medium build who were wearing all black clothing, ski masks and red gloves with black palms, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of males

Noun

In our conspiratorial age, the idea that there are fine, obscure relationships between seemingly disparate things is a thought seductive on the surface but oftentimes shallow underneath.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
While her home didn't suffer any damage, the loss of electricity was making things difficult, Haro said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the decidedly forgettable experience of falling for a phishing scam—or in this case, the simulation of one.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what’s known in the editing bay as foreshadowing.

— Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of gentlemen

Noun

However, the vision to revive animals like the woolly mammoth goes far beyond creating a real-life Jurassic Park with previously extinct creatures.

— Colleen McKown, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Shunned by locals, who believe she is cursed, Eleni turns to ancient rituals to resurrect her dead offspring but instead summons malevolent folkloric creatures known as the Kalikantzari.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of creatures

Noun

Built in 1965 and 1970, respectively, the vessels are approaching the limits of their service lives.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Their bid to change their lives turns into a dangerous chase, and the friendship becomes the one thing protecting them.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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