MAN-SIZE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

man-size

adjective

ˈman-ˌsīz

variants or man-sized

Definition of man-size

as in male

of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men worked up a man-size appetite playing soccer

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Recent Examples of man-size The narrator of the story goes on to list her husband, four builders, and her two sons, who are no longer boy-size but man-size. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2025 Flaherty scrupulously captured animal, water, and flora phenomena (Moana wrestling with a man-size tortoise and his brother Pe’a climbing the daunting heights of an arching coconut tree). — Armond White, National Review, 4 Dec. 2024

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male

Adjective

With Harald’s birth, the male line of succession to the crown was secured.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
In 2024, 30 years after Lopez was found dead, police offered a 2,500 euro reward for information leading to an arrest after a male DNA trace was discovered.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of male

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