HAIRY-CHESTED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

hairy-chested

adjective

Definition of hairy-chested

as in hypermasculine

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Adjective

The pressures to look a certain way — hypermasculine, muscular and stylish, for example, among certain subsets of gay men, can be just as harsh and punishing.

— Stephanie Fairyington, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Cowboy hats, jeans, a lot of alcohol and bull riding combine into a special mix of hypermasculine rituals at Mexican rodeo shows.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026

Definition of hypermasculine

Adjective

These leaders ascended to the international stage with a mixture of macho populism and a Trumpian right-wing, authoritarian aesthetic.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
We’ve both been brought up playing sport our entire lives, which is quite the macho, classic lad setting.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of macho

Adjective

With Harald’s birth, the male line of succession to the crown was secured.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
In 2024, 30 years after Lopez was found dead, police offered a 2,500 euro reward for information leading to an arrest after a male DNA trace was discovered.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of male

Adjective

The colors are widely understood to respectively represent masculine and feminine genders, which are usually assigned at birth, as well as persons who are agender (genderless or gender neutral), intersex, or in gender transition.

— Brian Duignan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
Instead, Brink and stylist Shiona Turini consistently blend masculine tailoring and feminine silhouettes to create looks worth emulating all autumn long.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of masculine

Adjective

Jimmy is immediately struck by this younger, virile, needier man when Vincent asks him to help move a piece of furniture in.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
After a faculty party one night, Martha invites the college’s virile new biology professor, Nick, and his vapid wife, Honey, over for a wee-hours drink.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of virile

Adjective

Here, the wealthy and asthmatic young politician, bolstered by time spent outside among manly men, grew strong enough to meet his destiny.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
In a world that had long equated labor with the physical act of making things, such a shift was seen as not terribly manly, and potentially dangerous to society as a whole.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

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