Synonyms and antonyms of Men and boys in British Thesaurus

male (noun)

a man

boy (noun)

a young man

young man (noun)

an expression that older people sometimes use for referring to or speaking to a boy or young man

gentleman (noun)

a man who is always polite and honest and considers other people’s needs

lad (noun)

Britishinformal a boy or a young man

fellow (noun)

old-fashioned a man

boy wonder (noun)

showing disapproval a boy or young man who is very clever, skilful, or successful

family man (noun)

a man who likes spending time at home with his wife or partner and children

macho man (noun)

a man who is very macho. This word usually shows that you dislike men like this, though it is often used as a joke.

guy (noun)

informal a man

a father/mother figure ()

someone who is considered by others to be like a father or mother

a man’s man ()

a man who likes spending time with other men and doing things that men traditionally enjoy

a slip of a boy/girl ()

a small thin boy/girl

bloke (noun)

Britishinformal a man

blue-eyed boy (noun)

Britishinformal a young man who is admired because he is very successful, attractive etc. This word usually shows that you dislike people like this

boy (noun)

a man of any age, especially when you are talking about where he comes from

boy (noun)

a boy or man of any age who has a particular job

boys will be boys ()

used for saying that some types of behaviour are typical of boys and men, and that they will never change

buck (noun)

informal old-fashioned a young man

chap (noun)

Britishinformal old-fashioned a man, especially one that you like

dude (noun)

mainly Americanvery informal a man

eunuch (noun)

a man whose testicles have been removed, especially, in the past, a man whose job was guarding women in a harem

fella (noun)

informal a man

feller ()

another spelling of fella

gallant (noun)

old-fashioned a young man who treats women in an extremely polite and helpful way

geezer (noun)

informal a man

gent (noun)

informal old-fashioned a man with kind manners

gents (noun)

informal old-fashioned a way of speaking to or referring to the men in a large group

good old boy (noun)

Americaninformal a man who is considered typical of the social group to which he belongs, especially a white man from the southern US

hombre (noun)

mainly spoken a man

hoser (noun)

Canadianinformal humorous someone who is silly and ignorant and mainly interested in drinking beer and watching ice hockey

Jack the Lad (noun)

Britishinformal a young man who thinks he is attractive to women and behaves in a way that is thought to be typical of a young man who is not married

John Doe (noun)

American a man whose name is not known. The name for such a woman is Jane Doe.

lad (noun)

Britishinformal a man who does things thought to be typical of young men, for example drinking a lot of alcohol and being very sexually active

laddie (noun)

Scottishinformal a boy, or a young man

laddy ()

another spelling of laddie

M (abbreviation)

male

manhood (noun)

literary men in general

mummy’s boy (noun)

Britishinformal an insulting word for a boy or man who depends too much on his mother and is considered weak

one of the boys ()

a man who enjoys being with other men and doing things that men normally do

punk (noun)

Americaninformal a young man who has no status, breaks the law, and is often violent. This word is considered an insult.

renaissance man (noun)

a man who knows a lot about many different subjects and has many practical skills and abilities

stripling (noun)

mainly literary a young man who is not yet an adult

swain (noun)

literary a young man, especially a young man who is in love