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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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

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Tate runs online courses ostensibly meant to promote masculine values, but a BBC investigation previously found the programs teach men to groom women.

— Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Yet prescribing testosterone to bring a cisgender man’s body in line with the Pentagon’s masculine ideals is hormone therapy, too.

— Adam Stanaland, The Conversation, 20 July 2026

Definition of masculine

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Issues of potential fertility decline in this male population also need to be addressed, as well as signs of high testosterone including sleep issues, excess body hair, liver disease, weight gain and mood disorders.

— Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Louis Mandylor appeared as Roger Carlucci, with Kevin Crowley as Elliot Tenney, two male friends who worked at the local bar.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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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

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