male - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)

Synonyms

• male

More generic

• animal
• animate being
• beast
• brute
• creature
• fauna

Opposite / Antonyms

• female

More specific

• bullock
• colt
• male horse
• sire
• steer

Noun

the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands

Synonyms

• Male

Related

• Maldives
• Republic of Maldives

Noun

a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies

Synonyms

• male
• male person

More generic

• individual
• mortal
• person
• somebody
• someone
• soul

Opposite / Antonyms

• female

More specific

• adult male
• blighter
• bloke
• boy
• boy wonder
• chap
• cuss
• fella
• feller
• fellow
• foster brother
• foster-brother
• gent
• lad
• macho
• male child
• male offspring
• man
• man-child
• mother's son
• sirrah

Related

• male body

Adjective

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation

Synonyms

• male

Related

• antheral
• male
• phallic
• priapic
• staminate
• young-begetting

Opposite / Antonyms

• androgynous
• female

Also See

• masculine

Adjective

for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys

Synonyms

• male

Related

• male

Adjective

characteristic of a man

Synonyms

• male
• manful
• manlike
• manly
• virile

Related

• masculine

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