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Unmanly

🔄 Synonyms of "Unmanly"

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
timid	Lacking in courage or confidence.
sissynoun	(sometimes derogatory, colloquial) An effeminate boy or man.
fearful	Frightening; causing fear.
epicenenoun	(by extension) Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
effeminatenoun	(often derogatory) Of a boy or man, exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered typical of a woman or unmasculine.
pusillanimous	Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.
emasculateverb	(transitive) To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
cowardly	Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
poor-spirited	cowardly
sissified	Made like a sissy; effete.
sissyish	Like a sissy.
womanishverb	(often derogatory) Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine.
unmanlike	Not manlike.
unmanfully	In an unmanful manner.
unmanful	Not manful.
cissynoun	(slang, rare, often humorous, sometimes derogatory) A cisgender or cissexual person.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
manlike	Of or characteristic of grown men, as opposed to women or children; macho, mannish, virile.
manful	Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly.
manfully	In a manful manner; with the characteristics considered typical of a man, such as strength, courage, and determination.
manlynoun	Having qualities viewed as befitting a man; masculine, manful, courageous, resolute, noble.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
effeminate	(often derogatory) Of a boy or man, exhibiting behavior or mannerisms considered typical of a woman or unmasculine.
sissy	(derogatory) Effeminate.
sissified	Made like a sissy; effete.
sissyish	Like a sissy.
cissynoun	(slang, rare, often humorous, sometimes derogatory) A cisgender or cissexual person.
womanish	(often derogatory) Characteristic of a woman; effeminate, feminine.
poor-spirited	cowardly
cowardly	Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
pusillanimous	Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.
coward	Cowardly.
timid	Lacking in courage or confidence.
fearful	Frightening; causing fear.
emasculate	Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned, weak.
unmanfully	In an unmanful manner.
unmanful	Not manful.
unmanlike	Not manlike.
epicene	(by extension) Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
invirile	Deficient in manhood; unmanly; effeminate.
manlynoun	A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
manfulnoun	Showing the characteristics considered typical of a man; macho or manly.