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Synonyms for man

noun

  1. The human race

    men and women, mankind, humankind, human beings, human race, humanity, human species, human nature, persons, mortals, populace, individuals, earthlings, civilized society, Homo faber (Latin), creatures, fellow creatures, people, folk, society, Homo sapiens (Latin); see also hominid.

  2. An adult male

    he, gentleman, Sir, Mr., esquire, swain, fellow, blade, yeoman, mister, master, beau, chap*, guy*, buck*; see also boy.

  3. Anyone

    human being, an individual, fellow creature; see person 1.

  4. *Husband

    married man, spouse, partner; see husband.

as a man

in unison, united, all together; see unanimously.

be one's own man

be independent, stand alone, be free; see endure 1.

man and boy*

all of a man's life, a lifetime, a long time; see boy, man 2.

to a man

all, everyone, with no exception; see everybody.

verb

See man in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II

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