ULTRAMASCULINE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

ultramasculine

adjective

Definition of ultramasculine

as in hypermasculine

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Recent Examples of ultramasculine With the rise of ultramasculine candidates in this election cycle, the tone of menace underlying American politics is getting more pronounced. — Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 20 June 2022

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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

Experts note that these could be theatrical representations of feminine or masculine figures, not actual men and women.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Kate is also unafraid to mix traditionally masculine and feminine elements in the same outfit, pairing sparkling drop earrings with rugged boots or accenting a tweed blazer with sparkling gold hardware.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of masculine

Adjective

Of the 231 perpetrators, 229 were men; 207 of the victims were women killed by a current or former male partner.

— Conor Wight, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Both men and women have taken on these roles, although the male practitioners are more prominent in accounts from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of male

Adjective

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
The idea that being more macho will fix young men's problems is an underlying message of the manosphere, which puts an emphasis on hypermasculinity, Levant explained.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of macho

Adjective

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

Definition of manly

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