Synonyms of manly

manly

adjective

as in male

of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men

a manly deep voice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• male
• masculine
• virile
• mannish
• macho
• manlike
• man-size
• hypermasculine
• boyish
• tomboyish
• butch
• hairy-chested
• hoydenish
• Amazonian
• ultramasculine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unmanly
• unmasculine
• feminine
• effeminate
• womanly
• girlish
• sissy
• womanish
• metrosexual
• impotent
• emasculated
• sissified
• androgynous
• unmacho
• weakened
• womanlike
• neuter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of manly

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

Odysseus, manly and strong, is catnip to all kinds of scheming women. — Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 16 July 2026

But there’s so much decorously, Homerically faithful story swirling around these two figures, glimpsed mostly in passing—and so many men around them, doing seriously manly stuff—that neither role registers. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 July 2026