Synonyms of unfeminine

unfeminine

adjective

ˌən-ˈfe-mə-nən 

as in masculine

having qualities or traits that are traditionally considered inappropriate for a girl or woman

in bygone days pants were considered unfeminine, and even women bicycling were expected to wear skirts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• masculine
• unladylike
• unwomanly
• male
• tomboyish
• mannish
• manly
• hoydenish
• manlike
• gentlemanly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• feminine
• female
• womanly
• ladylike
• unmanly
• effeminate
• girlish
• sissy
• womanish
• unmasculine
• womanlike
• sissified
• petticoat
• distaff

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unfeminine

Women fighting for the right to vote were seen by their detractors as unfeminine, and vinegar valentines were a cheap and convenient medium to enforce gender roles. — Melissa Chan, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026

The intention behind this final postcard may have been, yet again, to paint the fight for suffrage as absurd, to make suffragists seem like willful, unfeminine animals. — Natalie Kinkade, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2024

This really helped cement this idea that there was something or there could be something unfeminine about successful athletes. — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 1 Aug. 2024

Her muscle mass is defiantly unfeminine but only because our idea of this gendered notion has always been too narrow and confining. — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022

Physical activity for girls and women was cast as unfeminine, and while schools poured money and other resources into programs for male students, budding female athletes were left to fend for themselves. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 21 June 2022