HYPERMASCULINE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

hypermasculine

adjective

Definition of hypermasculine

as in macho

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Recent Examples of hypermasculine Jaripeo is a feature hybrid documentary that journeys to Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026 Many observers were taken aback by his haughty tone, hypermasculine preoccupation with domination, giddiness about violence and casual attitude toward death. — Casey Ryan Kelly, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026 These are values that Allen says are unfortunately frowned upon in our hypermasculine culture. — wendy Wisner, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026 Currents of fear and pain run beneath the hypermasculine bravado and gallows humor, often rising in the middle of the action. — Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hypermasculine

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Adjective

By the end of the 1970s, the band and movemenet were losing goodwill, loathed by both the hip disco cognoscenti and a reactionary macho counterinsurgence that culminated in the vinyl furnace at Disco Demolition Night in Chicago.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
No amount of macho beatdowns in the UFC cage matches on the White House lawn will make anyone forget Epstein’s depredations.

— Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 18 June 2026

Definition of macho

Adjective

Available starting Wednesday, her inaugural scent settles somewhere between a hyper-feminine floral and an ultra-masculine musk, with notes of peach blossom, jasmine, velvety orris, pink peony and soft ambroxan.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Salinger reveals Holden’s gentleness, itself a rejection of masculine norms of strength, through a determined honesty that is antithetical to the boasting in which his male peers repeatedly engage.

— Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of masculine

Adjective

Elephant seals are polygamous and have harems, and the strongest male seals can breed with dozens, or up to 100, female seals.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
But that belief doesn’t appear to align with reality, as according to recent studies, women may receive significantly less in Social Security benefits than their male counterparts.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 10 July 2026

Definition of male

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

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