CHAP Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

chap

noun

ˈchap

Definition of chap

as in guy

chiefly British an adult male human being a couple of chaps kindly gave us directions to Buckingham Palace

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as in kid

Southern & Midland a young person who is between infancy and adulthood a cute little chap

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Recent Examples of chap The brown leather chaps, Orchid said, are still stuffed in her office. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 How great was this, and cheers to the players for being sporting ol' chaps. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026 The chap who revitalised a perennially underachieving sleeping giant and gave the fans some of the happiest days of their Forest-supporting lives? — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Look out for the walking poles and chaps regularly left propped by the front door. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chap

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chap

Noun

That is true about every single person around it, including Carmella’s children, the hot dog man, and the guy in the ice cream truck who only wears Phish T-shirts and bathes on Wednesdays.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The team has invested too much in Joe Milton III and Sam Howell to let either guy walk.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

Davis, his wife and kids painted the picture of a family that had deep, meaningful connections to the heartbeat of this burgeoning southern metropolis in NASCAR country that, like so many cities, places its sports stars on a pedestal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
My kids loved Sakura, which takes a similarly hopscotching approach to Asia, mixing together Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, and Malaysian on its menu.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

Damaging information on Metcalf was also withheld from trial as a result of the gentlemen’s agreement.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
What the story is actually about almost doesn’t matter — just enjoy the quiet luxury of it all, with the ever-endearing Fabrice Luchini in the lead doing yet another bumbling, bourgeois gentleman of a certain age.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

In total, the support is equal to almost 70,000 Singapore dollars ($55,000) by the time a child is 17.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, settled a lawsuit over the harms of social media to children brought by California and other states.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of child

Noun

Veradermics announced positive results for its lead candidate, a tablet formulation of minoxidil, in male-pattern hair loss in April.

— Avalon Pernell, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Flit can mill ultra-precise, nested male-to-female sleeve joints required for adhesive bonding with a 1mm tolerance.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of male

Noun

The underlying and often reiterated vibe is that this dude respects women and works out.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
One of the more memorable instances finds Cole grabbing an open padlock off a door and using it to belt an opponent across the face before hooking the shackle into the dude’s mouth and using it to rip open his cheek.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026