Synonyms of he-man

he-man

noun

as in individualist

Related Words

• individualist
• doer
• achiever
• powerhouse
• comer
• enterpriser
• eager beaver
• hustler
• self-starter
• go-getter
• hummer
• highflier
• live wire
• bootstrapper
• go-ahead

Dissimilar Words

• idler
• loafer
• trifler
• shirker
• slacker
• lounger
• malingerer
• dawdler
• procrastinator
• drone
• goldbrick
• lingerer
• sluggard
• putterer
• lazybones
• dreamer
• laggard
• loiterer
• slowpoke
• stick-in-the-mud
• dropout
• daydreamer
• quitter
• ignorer
• dallier
• neglecter
• ne'er-do-well

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of he-man

But that sub-thread gets scrubbed quickly; wouldn’t want this he-man movie to get too girly. — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 May 2024

Like, there’s a chick pushing a he-man out of the way and drawing a dagger to go at a T-Rex. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026

Beefcake is the special of the day in fairy-tale Belleville, where shirtless he-men gather around the Queen (Grace McLean) like dancers in a Madonna music video. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023

While the New Era didn’t cast as heavily with the he-man types, two of the contestants appearing this season — Jonathan Young and Joe Hunter — are unsurprisingly bro’d up in their new alliances. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026

The conversation between him and David Carradine’s Bill, however, once again taps into that same steely, slow-and-low vibe that Marvin parlayed into an entire career, and was the he-man crown Madsen should have been the heir to. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2025