BUTCH Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

butch

adjective

Definition of butch

as in tomboyish

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Recent Examples of butch There are still so few stories about butch women, transmasculine, genderqueer, or nonbinary bodies—the kind of bodies that have been called monstrous all our lives. — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 Next year the more butch EX60 Cross Country model will arrive for a different vibe. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026 In addition to the co-star of I Saw the TV Glow, there’s also Margaret Cho (playing the hot older butch girlfriend to Haven’s more femme character), Dominique Jackson, Tomás Matos, Katy O’Brian, and more. — James Factora, Them., 21 Oct. 2025 Over the past 3 ½ years, the YouTube show has added some new characters, including Burrita’s mom and an on-and-off love interest, a butch lesbian wolf. — Francisco Tijerina, The Conversation, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for butch

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Adjective

Alex, pointedly called Alexa by her mother (Florencia Lozano), who hates Alex’s tomboyish style, works in a bodega and looks after her brother a lot.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
Embrace those tomboyish vibes with a coordinated set like Bella Hadid's powder-blue look, or give them a fashion-forward twist by pairing them with a statement top like Palmer.

— Maggie Kreienberg, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

Definition of tomboyish

Adjective

These benefits are derived from a number of oils harvested from Amazonian trees, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and allantoin.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 14 June 2026
The trees that returned fastest were generalists, species with broad geographic ranges that can survive in both forest and savanna environments, rather than the specialist species characteristic of the humid Amazonian forest.

— Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2026

Definition of Amazonian

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These leaders ascended to the international stage with a mixture of macho populism and a Trumpian right-wing, authoritarian aesthetic.

— Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
We’ve both been brought up playing sport our entire lives, which is quite the macho, classic lad setting.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of macho

Adjective

The colors are widely understood to respectively represent masculine and feminine genders, which are usually assigned at birth, as well as persons who are agender (genderless or gender neutral), intersex, or in gender transition.

— Brian Duignan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
Instead, Brink and stylist Shiona Turini consistently blend masculine tailoring and feminine silhouettes to create looks worth emulating all autumn long.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of masculine

Adjective

When Bane is unmasked in front of his employer, Rupert Thorne (this incarnation of Bane doesn’t even have the drive to tackle Batman until someone pays him for it), what’s revealed underneath is a dopey, boyish goon.

— Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
In just a few years, Burke had transformed from a boyish, homeschooled gamer into a streaming-era idol.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of boyish

Adjective

Here, the wealthy and asthmatic young politician, bolstered by time spent outside among manly men, grew strong enough to meet his destiny.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
In a world that had long equated labor with the physical act of making things, such a shift was seen as not terribly manly, and potentially dangerous to society as a whole.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

Definition of manly

Adjective

The pressures to look a certain way — hypermasculine, muscular and stylish, for example, among certain subsets of gay men, can be just as harsh and punishing.

— Stephanie Fairyington, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Cowboy hats, jeans, a lot of alcohol and bull riding combine into a special mix of hypermasculine rituals at Mexican rodeo shows.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026

Definition of hypermasculine

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