The radio announcer had a masculine voice.
Source: tatoeba (49740)
Masculine
/ˈmæskjʊlɪn/
Synonyms for "masculine" (49 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (24)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: andric, animate, bull, butch, common gender.
- Sentence evidence is available for masculine, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, wiktionary, opengloss, derived_reverse, 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 "masculine".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "masculine"
Keep "masculine" 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 "masculine" 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 "masculine", 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 "masculine" 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
12 entriesattributecharacteristicconceptual categorygendergender attributegender categorygender conceptgrammatical gendersocial constructtrait
More specific
13 entriesgender performancemale coded traitmale rolemasculine adjectivemasculine displaymasculine formmasculine identitymasculine normsmasculine nounmasculine performancemasculine pronounmasculine stereotypemasculine trait
Collocations
11 entriesgender concordgrammatical gendermale gendermasculine adjectivemasculine formmasculine gendermasculine identitymasculine nounmasculine pronounmasculine traitmasculinist movement
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
10 entriesAntonyms
2 entriessimilar
10 entriesTranslations
88 translations across 49 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- mashkullor adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Armenian
1 entries- առնական adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Belarusian
1 entries- мужчы́нскі adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Bulgarian
1 entries- мъжествен adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Catalan
2 entries- masculí adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- viril adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- man (mān) adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- 男子氣的 /男子气的 adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- 男子漢的 /男子汉的 adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- 男性的 adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Czech
2 entries- mužný adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- mužský adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Danish
2 entries- mandig adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- maskulin adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Dutch
1 entries- mannelijk adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Estonian
3 entries- maskuliinne adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- mehelik adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- maskuliin noun ((grammar) a word of the masculine gender)
Finnish
2 entries- maskuliininen adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- miehekäs adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
French
1 entries- masculin adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Galician
1 entries- masculino adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Georgian
3 entries- ვაჟკაცური adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- კაცური adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- მამაკაცური adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
German
2 entries- maskulin adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- männlich adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Greek
3 entries- ανδρικός adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- ανδροπρεπής adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- αρσενικός adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Hindi
2 entries- पौरुषेय adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- मर्दाना adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Hungarian
2 entries- férfias adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- hímnemű alak noun ((grammar) a word of the masculine gender)
Indonesian
1 entries- maskulin adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Irish
1 entries- fearúil adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Italian
1 entries- masculino adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Japanese
1 entries- 男性的な adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Korean
1 entries- 남자 같은 adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Latin
2 entries- masculus adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- masculīnus adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Latvian
3 entries- vīriešu adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- vīrišķs adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- vīrišķīgs adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Lithuanian
1 entries- vyriškas adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Marathi
1 entries- पुरुषी adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Middle English
1 entries- manly adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Māori
2 entries- tāne adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- whakatāne adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Norman
1 entries- mastchulîn adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- mandig adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- maskulin adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- hankjønnsord noun ((grammar) a word of the masculine gender)
- maskulinum noun ((grammar) a word of the masculine gender)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- mandig adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- maskulin adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- hankjønnsord noun ((grammar) a word of the masculine gender)
- maskulinum noun ((grammar) a word of the masculine gender)
Old English
1 entries- werlīċ adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- مردانه adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Pashto
2 entries- نارينه adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- نر adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Persian
1 entries- مردانه adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Polish
1 entries- męski adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Portuguese
2 entries- homem adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- macho adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Romanian
3 entries- bărbătesc adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- masculin adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- viril adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Russian
4 entries- маскули́нный adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- му́жественный adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- мужеподо́бный adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- мужско́й adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Slovak
2 entries- mužný adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- slovo mužského rodu noun ((grammar) a word of the masculine gender)
Southern Altai
1 entries- эр adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Spanish
4 entries- hombruno adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- macho adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- masculino adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- varonil adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Swedish
2 entries- manlig adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
- maskulin adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Turkish
1 entries- erkeksi adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Urdu
1 entries- مردانہ adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Volapük
1 entries- manik adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
West-Frisian
1 entries- manlik adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Zazaki
1 entries- nerıyın adj (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
Joe's masculine smell made Louisa sick.
Source: tatoeba (52920)
Men like to look masculine.
Source: tatoeba (276941)
Some women look more masculine than feminine.
Source: tatoeba (277460)
Showing 4 of 20 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "masculine"?
Closest matches include andric, animate, bull, butch, common gender.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "masculine"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.