Your conduct doesn't become a gentleman.
Source: tatoeba (17154)
Gentleman
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/
Synonyms for "gentleman" (142 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (29)
Strong matches (42)
Related words (71)
ladylairdlandgravelordlord-in-waitinglordlingmagnatemagnificomalemale beingmale personmanman of honormanservantmargravemarquismasculinemenschnobnoble
Show 34 more words
noblemanoptimatepalsgravepatricianpearlpeerperfect gentlemanperfect ladypersona grataprincereal ladyreal manright sortrough diamondsalt of the earthseigneurseigniorsilk stockingsilk-stockingskatesquirestraight shooterswellthoroughbredtrue bluetruepennytrustyupper-crustervaletvalet de chambreviscountwaldgravewoman of honorworthy
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: acceptable person, archduke, aristocrat, armiger, baron.
- Sentence evidence is available for gentleman, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "gentleman".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "gentleman"
Keep "gentleman" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "gentleman" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "gentleman", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "gentleman" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesgentleman and scholargentleman of leisureladies and gentlemenlanded gentlemanman of breedingtrue gentleman
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
69 translations across 38 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- heer noun (man of breeding)
Arabic
4 entries- جِنْتِلْمَان noun (man of breeding)
- شَهْم noun (man of breeding)
- مُؤَدَّب noun (man of breeding)
- مُهَذَّب noun (man of breeding)
Armenian
1 entries- ջենտլմեն noun (man of breeding)
Bhojpuri
1 entries- सज्जन noun (man of breeding)
Bulgarian
1 entries- благоро́дник noun (man of breeding)
Catalan
1 entries- cavaller noun (man of breeding)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 紳士 /绅士 noun (man of breeding)
Dutch
1 entries- heer noun (man of breeding)
Esperanto
1 entries- ĝentlemano noun (man of breeding)
Estonian
1 entries- härra noun (man of breeding)
Finnish
1 entries- säätyläismies noun (man of breeding)
French
1 entries- gentilhomme noun (man of breeding)
Georgian
1 entries- ჯენტლმენი noun (man of breeding)
German
1 entries- Herr noun (man of breeding)
Greek
2 entries- ευπατρίδης noun (man of breeding)
- κύριος noun (man of breeding)
Hebrew
1 entries- גְּבִיר noun (man of breeding)
Hindi
1 entries- सज्जन noun (man of breeding)
Icelandic
1 entries- herra noun (man of breeding)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- جِنْتِلْمَن noun (man of breeding)
- لودی noun (man of breeding)
Irish
1 entries- duine uasal noun (man of breeding)
Italian
2 entries- galantuomo noun (man of breeding)
- gentiluomo noun (man of breeding)
Japanese
3 entries- ジェントルマン noun (man of breeding)
- ゼントルマン noun (man of breeding)
- 紳士 noun (man of breeding)
Khmer
3 entries- បុរស noun (man of breeding)
- បុរសសង្ហា noun (man of breeding)
- បុរសសមសួន noun (man of breeding)
Korean
2 entries- 신사 noun (man of breeding)
- 젠틀맨 noun (man of breeding)
Macedonian
1 entries- господин noun (man of breeding)
Māori
1 entries- tangata mārire noun (man of breeding)
Northern Kurdish
4 entries- birêz noun (man of breeding)
- efendî noun (man of breeding)
- hêja noun (man of breeding)
- mamoste noun (man of breeding)
Polish
1 entries- dżentelmen noun (man of breeding)
Portuguese
3 entries- fidalgo noun (man of breeding)
- gentil-homem noun (man of breeding)
- nobre noun (man of breeding)
Romani
1 entries- raj noun (man of breeding)
Russian
2 entries- дже́нтльмен noun (man of breeding)
- джентльме́н noun (man of breeding)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- duine-uasal noun (man of breeding)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- gospòdin noun (man of breeding)
- госпо̀дин noun (man of breeding)
Sicilian
1 entries- galantòminu noun (man of breeding)
Spanish
4 entries- caballero noun (man of breeding)
- fidalgo (disused) noun (man of breeding)
- fijodalgo (disused) noun (man of breeding)
- gentilhombre noun (man of breeding)
Swedish
1 entries- herre noun (man of breeding)
Tagalog
1 entries- ginoo noun (man of breeding)
Turkish
4 entries- bey noun (man of breeding)
- beyefendi noun (man of breeding)
- centilmen noun (man of breeding)
- efendi noun (man of breeding)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
I met a certain gentleman at the station.
Source: tatoeba (26099)
Please behave like an English gentleman.
Source: tatoeba (26141)
Our teacher is a gentleman in the true sense of the word.
Source: tatoeba (28878)
Showing 4 of 20 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "gentleman"?
Closest matches include acceptable person, archduke, aristocrat, armiger, baron.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "gentleman"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.