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sirs

noun

plural of sir
as in gentlemen

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sirs
  1. gentlemen
  2. masters
  3. fellas
  4. guys
  5. lads
  6. males
  7. chaps
  8. misters
Noun
  • This, ladies and gentlemen, is what’s known in the editing bay as foreshadowing.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That, ladies and gentlemen, is why the stock of Amazon surged Friday and took its hyperscaler peers along for the ride.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of gentlemen
Noun
  • The title refers not only to the horror film my protagonist, Maya, is trying to make, but also to the city’s new masters and to those living in a zombified state of willful ignorance.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s Cannes Film Festival was overstuffed with masters of European and Asian cinema — Hamaguchi, Farhadi, Almodóvar, Kore-eda, Mungiu, Pawlikowski, Zvyagintsev and so on.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • Mac and Chap’s mother (who happens to be Kurt Russell’s sister, hence the fellas’ Battered Bastards of Baseball film), was a hip-hop dance instructor in her day.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
  • With all due respect to today's NASCAR, these fellas ain't touching those guys.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of fellas
Noun
  • The Chicago White Sox’s strength for most of this crazy season has been their bullpen depth, with Grant Taylor, Bryan Hudson, Sean Newcomb and now Hagen Smith as their main leverage guys.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The locals don't even blink at the sight of guys like this who are about to delete 32 beers.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • Kyle Walker and even some of the foreign lads were taking the p***.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • About how many pounds of fish do each of these strapping, 1,100-lb lads eat per day?
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of lads
Noun
  • In the video, an older man is having a confrontation a group of younger males who are telling him to step away from them.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Two males and one female, the cubs were restless during vaccinations.
    — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of males
Noun
  • When the chute opened, Paper Cut thrashed across the arena until, at the sound of the buzzer, Jacobson launched himself off the animal and staggered away, his chaps flapping.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Wrangler Another piece on our wish list is a new take on an old classic, the Pieced Chaps Flare Jean, which offer the look of traditional chaps without the cumbersome weight of layered leather and denim.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of chaps
Noun
  • Staying safe Even with the relief of water misters, the heat stroke remains a risk in high temperatures.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Elsewhere, winemakers are adopting misters and low-water irrigation systems, replanting their rows in directions that avoid the peak of the afternoon sun and even experimenting with heat-tolerant grape varietals.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of misters
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“Sirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sirs. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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