Words for Men

Find words to describe men that will help you write about any male person or personality.

  1. accomplished
  2. accountable
  3. active
  4. admirable
  5. adventurous
  6. affectionate
  7. aggressive
  8. agreeable
  9. ambitious
  10. analytical
  11. appreciated
  12. appreciative
  13. articulate
  14. artistic
  15. assertive
  16. athletic
  17. attentive
  18. attractive
  19. authoritative
  20. bearded
  21. blessed
  22. brave
  23. brawny
  24. bright
  25. brilliant
  26. busy
  27. calculating
  28. calm
  29. candid
  30. carefree
  31. careful
  32. caring
  33. charismatic
  34. charming
  35. chiseled
  36. chivalrous
  37. classy
  38. clean-cut
  39. clean-shaven
  40. clever
  41. coaching
  42. commanding
  43. committed
  44. compassionate
  45. competitive
  46. complex
  47. confident
  48. conservative
  49. considerate
  50. content
  51. convincing
  52. cool
  53. cool-headed
  54. cosmopolitan
  55. courageous
  56. creative
  57. cultured
  58. curious
  59. dapper
  60. daring
  61. dashing
  62. debonair
  63. decisive
  64. dedicated
  65. deep
  66. deep-voiced
  67. demanding
  68. dependable
  69. detail-oriented
  70. determined
  71. devilish
  72. devoted
  73. devout
  1. kingly
  2. knowing
  3. knowledgeable
  4. laid-back
  5. larger-than-life
  6. liberal
  7. likable
  8. lion-hearted
  9. logical
  10. lovable
  11. loving
  12. loyal
  13. macho
  14. magnetic
  15. male
  16. manly
  17. masculine
  18. masterful
  19. mature
  20. mechanical
  21. mischievous
  22. motivated
  23. muscular
  24. mysterious
  25. nice
  26. observant
  27. offbeat
  28. open-minded
  29. opinionated
  30. organized
  31. outgoing
  32. passionate
  33. paternal
  34. patient
  35. patriotic
  36. perfect
  37. persevering
  38. persistent
  39. personable
  40. persuasive
  41. playful
  42. poetic
  43. poised
  44. polished
  45. polite
  46. political
  47. positive
  48. powerful
  49. practical
  50. principled
  51. private
  52. professional
  53. protective
  54. proud
  55. proven
  56. punctual
  57. quick-witted
  58. quiet
  59. quirky
  60. radical
  61. rebellious
  62. refined
  63. remarkable
  64. reserved
  65. resolute
  66. resourceful
  67. respectable
  68. respected
  69. respectful
  70. responsible
  71. rich
  72. romantic
  73. rough
  1. disciplined
  2. distinguished
  3. dominant
  4. down-to-earth
  5. driven
  6. dynamic
  7. easy-going
  8. eccentric
  9. educated
  10. effective
  11. eloquent
  12. emotional
  13. encouraging
  14. endearing
  15. energetic
  16. engaging
  17. enterprising
  18. entertaining
  19. enthusiastic
  20. experienced
  21. extraordinary
  22. fashionable
  23. fatherly
  24. fearless
  25. fit
  26. focused
  27. friendly
  28. fun
  29. fun-loving
  30. funny
  31. gallant
  32. generous
  33. genteel
  34. gentile
  35. gentle
  36. genuine
  37. gifted
  38. giving
  39. goal-oriented
  40. godly
  41. good-looking
  42. good-natured
  43. gorgeous
  44. grounded
  45. guiding
  46. gutsy
  47. handsome
  48. happy
  49. hardworking
  50. healthy
  51. helpful
  52. heroic
  53. high-energy
  54. hilarious
  55. honest
  56. hot
  57. humble
  58. hunky
  59. husky
  60. impassioned
  61. important
  62. impressive
  63. independent
  64. influential
  65. informed
  66. innovative
  67. inspirational
  68. inspiring
  69. intellectual
  70. intelligent
  71. intense
  72. intuitive
  73. kind
  1. sacrificing
  2. scholarly
  3. scrappy
  4. sculpted
  5. secure
  6. seductive
  7. self-assured
  8. self-confident
  9. self-created
  10. self-driven
  11. self-reliant
  12. selfless
  13. sensitive
  14. serious
  15. sexual
  16. sexy
  17. sharp
  18. shrewd
  19. shy
  20. single-minded
  21. smart
  22. social
  23. sophisticated
  24. spontaneous
  25. stable
  26. statuesque
  27. stern
  28. stocky
  29. strapping
  30. striking
  31. strong
  32. strong-willed
  33. suave
  34. successful
  35. tactful
  36. talented
  37. tall
  38. thick
  39. thick-skinned
  40. thorough
  41. thoughtful
  42. thrifty
  43. tough
  44. trustworthy
  45. unafraid
  46. unbending
  47. uncompromising
  48. unconventional
  49. understanding
  50. unflappable
  51. unfraid
  52. unique
  53. upbeat
  54. valiant
  55. virile
  56. visionary
  57. warm
  58. wealthy
  59. well-bred
  60. well-dressed
  61. well-educated
  62. well-endowed
  63. well-groomed
  64. well-read
  65. well-spoken
  66. willing
  67. wily
  68. wise
  69. witty
  70. worldly
  71. young-at-heart
  72. youthful
  1. abrasive
  2. abusive
  3. angry
  4. annoying
  5. arrogant
  6. awkward
  7. babyish
  8. backwards
  9. betraying
  10. blunt
  11. bossy
  12. boyish
  13. brainless
  14. callous
  15. chauvinistic
  16. childish
  17. clingy
  18. clumsy
  19. cocky
  20. cold
  21. cold-hearted
  22. complicated
  23. compulsive
  24. conceited
  25. confused
  26. conniving
  27. corrupt
  28. cowardly
  29. cranky
  30. crazy
  31. critical
  32. crude
  1. insane
  2. insecure
  3. insincere
  4. irrational
  5. irresponsible
  6. irritating
  7. jealous
  8. judgmental
  9. lazy
  10. loud
  11. lying
  12. manipulative
  13. mean
  14. mental
  15. miserable
  16. misguided
  17. misogynistic
  18. moody
  19. naive
  20. needy
  21. neglectful
  22. nervous
  23. nosy
  24. obnoxious
  25. obsessive
  26. odd
  27. oppressive
  28. ordinary
  29. overconfident
  30. overdramatic
  31. paranoid
  32. passive agressive
  1. cynical
  2. deceitful
  3. devious
  4. disagreeable
  5. dissatisfied
  6. distracted
  7. domineering
  8. dull
  9. dumb
  10. egotistical
  11. empty
  12. evil
  13. fake
  14. feminine
  15. flaky
  16. flawed
  17. foolish
  18. forgetful
  19. freeloading
  20. greedy
  21. grumpy
  22. hateful
  23. horrible
  24. hostile
  25. hot-tempered
  26. hurtful
  27. hypocritical
  28. ignorant
  29. immature
  30. immoral
  31. impatient
  32. ineffective
  1. piggish
  2. poor
  3. possessive
  4. psychotic
  5. reckless
  6. resentful
  7. rude
  8. sadistic
  9. self-absorbed
  10. self-centered
  11. self-entitled
  12. selfish
  13. shallow
  14. short-fused
  15. short-sighted
  16. short-tempered
  17. sneaky
  18. sniveling
  19. spoiled
  20. stubborn
  21. stupid
  22. superficial
  23. underhanded
  24. unforgiving
  25. unhappy
  26. unimportant
  27. untrustworthy
  28. vacuous
  29. vain
  30. vengeful
  31. vulgar
  32. weak
  1. a good man
  2. achiever
  3. actor
  4. adult
  5. adulterer
  6. adventurer
  7. advisor
  8. advocate
  9. alpha male
  10. authority
  11. bachelor
  12. bad boy
  13. bastard
  14. beast
  15. beau
  16. big dog
  17. big mouth
  18. bloke
  19. boss man
  20. boy
  21. boyfriend
  22. brother
  23. bruiser
  24. brute
  25. buck
  26. buffoon
  27. bully
  28. bum
  29. Casanova
  30. catch
  31. champ
  32. champion
  33. chap
  34. character
  35. charmer
  36. chauvinist
  37. cheater
  38. clod
  39. clown
  40. coach
  41. collector
  42. comedian
  43. comic
  44. competitor
  45. con artist
  46. connoisseur
  47. coward
  48. dad
  49. daddy
  50. daddy-o
  51. daredevil
  52. daydreamer
  53. dead man walking
  54. debater
  55. devil
  56. director
  1. kind soul
  2. king
  3. king among men
  4. knight
  5. lad
  6. laddie
  7. ladies' man
  8. lady killer
  9. leader
  10. liar
  11. life coach
  12. life of the party
  13. lost soul
  14. lover
  15. machine
  16. mama's boy
  17. man
  18. man of action
  19. man of faith
  20. man of his word
  21. man of letters
  22. man of means
  23. man of the hour
  24. man of the house
  25. man of the world
  26. man with a plan
  27. man-about-town
  28. manipulator
  29. marked man
  30. married man
  31. martyr
  32. master
  33. mastermind
  34. mate
  35. maven
  36. maverick
  37. miser
  38. misogynist
  39. mister
  40. monkey
  41. monsieur
  42. mortal
  43. Mr.
  44. multi-tasker
  45. nephew
  46. odd ball
  47. odd man out
  48. one-man band
  49. optimist
  50. overseer
  51. papa
  52. parent
  53. patriot
  54. patron
  55. people
  56. perfectionist
  1. dog
  2. dream guy
  3. dreamboat
  4. dreamer
  5. dude
  6. dynamo
  7. egoist
  8. enemy
  9. enthusiast
  10. entrepreneur
  11. expert
  12. extrovert
  13. family man
  14. fanboy
  15. father
  16. father-figure
  17. fatherhood
  18. fellow
  19. fighter
  20. fireball
  21. fool
  22. friend
  23. gambler
  24. geek
  25. genius
  26. gent
  27. gentleman
  28. giant
  29. go-getter
  30. god
  31. god among men
  32. grandfather
  33. guardian
  34. guy
  35. handyman
  36. hard worker
  37. he
  38. head of the family
  39. heartbreaker
  40. heir
  41. hero
  42. his own man
  43. host
  44. hot shot
  45. hound
  46. hunk
  47. husband
  48. hypocrite
  49. idea man
  50. idealist
  51. individual
  52. innovator
  53. intellectual
  54. introvert
  55. jack of all trades
  56. jock
  1. pillar
  2. pillar of strength
  3. playboy
  4. player
  5. politician
  6. pops
  7. prince
  8. professional
  9. protector
  10. provider
  11. provocateur
  12. provoker
  13. puppet
  14. rebel
  15. Renaissance man
  16. right-hand man
  17. risk-taker
  18. rogue
  19. salesman
  20. savage
  21. scholar
  22. scoundrel
  23. seducer
  24. showoff
  25. sir
  26. slacker
  27. soldier
  28. son
  29. son of a bitch
  30. son of a gun
  31. soul
  32. sport
  33. sportsman
  34. spouse
  35. steward
  36. stickler
  37. strategist
  38. stud
  39. superman
  40. superstar
  41. supporter
  42. survivor
  43. teacher
  44. thief
  45. thinker
  46. tough guy
  47. wallflower
  48. watchdog
  49. wild man
  50. winner
  51. womanizer
  52. workhorse
  53. young buck
  54. young man
  1. accomplish
  2. act like a man
  3. advise
  4. affect
  5. appreciate
  6. assure
  7. attract
  8. be a father to
  9. befriend
  10. believe in
  11. care about
  12. carry the weight of
  13. charm
  14. chase
  15. chase skirts
  16. communicate
  17. compete
  1. keep company
  2. know
  3. lead by example
  4. lean on
  5. learn
  6. listen
  7. look up to
  8. love
  9. lust
  10. make
  11. manhandle
  12. marry
  13. overcome
  14. provide
  15. relate to
  16. rely on
  17. respect
  1. connect with
  2. contemplate
  3. counsel
  4. count on
  5. court
  6. depend
  7. dominate
  8. encourage
  9. endeavor
  10. entrust
  11. excel
  12. give
  13. give advice
  14. guard
  15. guide
  16. help
  17. identify with
  1. safeguard
  2. satisfy
  3. secure
  4. seduce
  5. share
  6. shoulder
  7. sire
  8. stick up for
  9. strive
  10. support
  11. take charge
  12. take it like a man
  13. think on his feet
  14. triumph
  15. trust
  16. understand
  17. win
  1. a father and a friend
  2. a man after my own heart
  3. a shoulder to lean on
  4. a well-dressed man
  5. always there with words of wisdom
  6. an inspiring and effective man
  7. are you man or mouse?
  8. clothes make the man
  9. early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
  1. large and in charge
  2. like father, like son
  3. low man on the totem pole
  4. make me a happy man by []
  5. man is known by the company he keeps
  6. man's home is his castle
  7. my father, my hero
  8. my old man
  9. my personal hero
  1. every man to his taste
  2. he was as [] as he was []
  3. he's a one-man show
  4. he's a pillar of strength
  5. he's a total catch
  6. he's all that
  7. he's in the know
  8. he's one of the most amazing/articulate/impressive people I've ever met
  9. husband, father, and friend
  1. one man's meat is another man's poison
  2. one man's trash is another man's treasure
  3. tall, dark, and handsome
  4. the strong, silent type
  5. time and tide wait for no man
  6. to a man of few words, but of great wisdom
  7. walks to the beat of his own drum
  8. you can't keep a good man down
  9. you're the man
  1. A bad man is like an earthen vessel, easy to break, and hard to mend. A good man is like a golden vessel - hard to break, and easy to mend. -Hitopadesa
  2. A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald but if he has fire, women will like him. -Mae West
  3. A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him. – Sidney Greenberg
  4. All men are not homeless, but some men are home less than others. -Henry Youngman
  5. Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men. -Frank McKinney Kin Hubbard
  6. Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used. -Richard E. Byrd
  7. Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. -Seneca
  8. God gave us all a penis and a brain, but only enough blood to run one at a time. -Robin William
  9. Great men are like great bells: every sound they utter strikes our ears with the noise of thunder. -J. Penford Thomas
  10. Great men stand like solitary towers! -Henry W. Longfellow
  11. Great men, like great cities, have many crooked arts and dark alleys in their hearts, whereby he that knows them may save himself much time and trouble. -C. C. Colton
  12. He was handsome, in a brooding, archaic way, like a face from early Asiatic temple sculpture. -Christopher Isherwood
  13. He’d been put together with care, his brown head and bullfighter’s figure had an exactness, a perfection like an apple, an orange, something nature has made just right. -Truman Capote
  14. His ancient, emaciated body looked as though it were already attacked by the corruption of the grave. -W. Somerset Maugham
  15. His face and body had an evil swollen look as if they had grown stout on rotten meat. -Ross Macdonald
  16. His face and head had an unfinished look, like a sculpture an artist might have left under a damp cloth until he had time to work on it again. -Dorothy Francis
  17. I sometimes think that God in creating man somewhat overestimated his ability. -Oscar Wilde
  18. If it can't be fixed by duct tape or WD-40, it's a female problem. -Jason Love
  19. Macho doesn't prove mucho. -Zsa Zsa Gabor
  20. Man has but three events in his life: to be born, to live, and to die. He is not conscious of his birth, he suffers at his death and he forgets to live. -Jean de la Bruyere
  1. Men are like...Copiers. You need them for reproduction, but that's about it. -Unknown
  2. Men are like...Curling Irons. They're always hot and they're always in your hair. -Unknown
  3. Men are like...Department stores. Their clothes should always be half off. -Unknown
  4. Men are like...Government Bonds. They take so long to mature. -Unknown
  5. Men are like...High Heels. They're easy to walk on once you get the hang of it. -Unknown
  6. Men are like...Horoscopes. They always tell you what to do and are usually wrong. -Unknown
  7. Men are like...Lava Lamps. Fun to look at, but not all that bright. -Unknown
  8. Men are like...Laxatives. They irritate the shit out of you. -Unknown
  9. Men are like...Mascara. They usually run at the first sign of emotion. -Unknown
  10. Men are like...Mini Skirts. If you're not careful, they'll creep up your legs. -Unknown
  11. Men are like...Parking Spots. The good ones are taken and the rest are too small. -Unknown
  12. Men are like...Placemats. They only show up when there's food on the table. -Unknown
  13. Men are like...Plungers. They spend most of their lives in a hardware store or the bathroom. -Unknown
  14. Men are like...Vacations. They never seem to be long enough. -Unknown
  15. Men are simple things. They can survive a whole weekend with only three things: beer, boxer shorts and batteries for the remote control. -Diana Jordan
  16. Men can read maps better than women. 'Cause only the male mind could conceive of one inch equaling a hundred miles. -Roseanne Barr
  17. Men have a much better time of it than women. For one thing, they marry later, for another thing, they die earlier. -H. L. Mencken
  18. Men learn to love the woman they are attracted to. Women learn to become attracted to the man they fall in love with. -Woody Allen
  19. Men like bullets, go farthest when they are smoothest. -John Paul Richter
  20. Men want the same thing from their underwear that they want from women: a little bit of support, and a little bit of freedom. -Jerry Seinfeld
  1. Man is an embodied paradox, a bundle of contradictions. -Charles Colton Lacon
  2. Man is heaven's masterpiece. -Francis Quarles Emblems
  3. Man is like horseradish: the more it is grated the more it bites. -J.P. Richter
  4. Man is nature's sole mistake. -W.S. Gilbert Princess Ida
  5. Man is only a reed, the weakest thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed. -Blaise Pascal Pensees
  6. Man is something to be surpassed. -Friedrich Nietzche
  7. Man is the measure of all things. -Protagoras
  8. Man was formed for society. -William Blackstone
  9. Man, became man through work, who stepped out of the animal kingdom as transformer of the natural into the artificial, who became therefore the magician. -Ernst Fischer
  10. Man, like the generous vine, supported lives; the strength he gains is from the embrace he gives. -Pope
  11. Man, the aristocrat amongst the animals. -Heine
  12. Man: an animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. -Ambrose Bierce
  13. Men are but children of a larger growth. -John Dryden
  14. Men are like Geneva watches with crystal faces which expose the whole movement. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
  15. Men are like...Bananas. The older they get, the less firm they are. -Unknown
  16. Men are like...Bank Accounts. Without a lot of money, they don't generate much interest. -Unknown
  17. Men are like...Bike Helmets. Handy in an emergency, but otherwise they just look silly. -Unknown
  18. Men are like...Chocolate bars. Sweet, smooth, and they usually head right for your hips. -Unknown
  19. Men are like...Coffee. The best ones are rich, warm, and can keep you up all night long. -Unknown
  20. Men are like...Computers. Hard to figure out and never have enough memory. -Unknown
  1. Most men are like plants: they possess properties which chance discovers. -Saint-Real
  2. Never letting the competition define you. Instead, you have to define yourself based on a point of view you care deeply about. -Tom Chappel
  3. No nice men are good at getting taxis. -Katherine Whitehorn
  4. On the one hand, we'll never experience childbirth. On the other hand, we can open all our own jars. -Bruce Willis
  5. Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do. -Katharine Hepburn
  6. So skinny he looked as though, if you shook him, his bones would sound like one of those Javanese musicians who play on coconut shells. -Leslie Hanscomb
  7. Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours. -Benjamin Disraeli
  8. The four stages of man are infancy, childhood, adolescence and obsolescence. -Art Linkletter
  9. The majority of men are like animals - they take fright and are reassured by trifles. -Balzac
  10. The only difference between men and boys is the cost of their toys. -Unknown
  11. Try not to be a man of success, but rather to be a man of value. -Albert Einstein
  12. We have guided missiles and misguided men. -Martin Luther King, Jr.
  13. What a piece of work is man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! in form, in moving, how express and admirable! in action how like an angel! in apprehension how like a god! the beauty of the world! the paragon of animals! -William Shakespeare Hamlet
  14. When a man of forty falls in love with a girl of twenty, it isn't her youth he is seeking but his own. -Lenore Coffee
  15. Wise men, like wine, are best when old; pretty women, like bread, are best when young. -Sam Slick
  16. Women are the right age for just a few years; men, for most of their lives. -Mignon McLaughlin
  17. Women may be able to fake orgasms, but men can fake whole relationships. -James Shubert
  18. Women need to feel loved and men need to feel needed. -Rita Mae Brown
  1. he acted as rich as a congressman
  2. he as tense as piano wire
  3. he had the calmness of a man with money in the bank
  4. he looked weak and exhausted like a released prisoner of war
  5. he stood like a solitary tower
  6. he was aggressive as a small game bird
  7. he was as analytical as a scientist
  8. he was as angry at a bull at a red flag
  9. he was as brave as the oldest of men
  10. he was as busy as a dog with fleas
  11. he was as calm as a cow chewing its cud
  12. he was as careful as a suitor before his prospective father-in-law
  13. he was as collected as a quarterback
  14. he was as convincing as a company spokesperson
  15. he was as dull as a sack of wet rice
  16. he was as dumb as a stump
  17. he was as eager as a bear after honey
  1. he was as protective as a junkyard dog
  2. he was as quick as a gunslinger
  3. he was as quick as a magician
  4. he was as quiet as a graveyard
  5. he was as ragged as a scarecrow
  6. he was as relentless as a salmon swimming upstream
  7. he was as reliable as a salary
  8. he was as shallow as puddle after a short rain
  9. he was as sharp as a scalpel
  10. he was as sneaky as a rat in the five-star kitchen
  11. he was as strong and reckless as a hurricane
  12. he was as thin as a poker
  13. he was as unbending as an ancient cedar
  14. he was calm as the sky the day after a storm
  15. he was candid as light
  16. he was determined as a woodpecker after a bug
  17. he was dramatic as a stage actor
  1. he was as happy as a dog with a bone
  2. he was as happy as a young boy at a baseball game
  3. he was as hardworking as an ant
  4. he was as honest as a judge
  5. he was as honest as a mirror
  6. he was as honest as granite
  7. he was as jolly as a priest at a wedding
  8. he was as kind as Santa Claus
  9. he was as lonely as a wandering cloud
  10. he was as lonesome as a pebble rolling around a barrel
  11. he was as long-winded as a writer who gets paid by the word
  12. he was as noisy and shallow as a brook
  13. he was as nutty as a fruitcake
  14. he was as obedient as a sheep
  15. he was as patient as a cigar store Indian
  16. he was as polite as a French valet
  17. he was as poor as a church rat
  1. he was impatient as a small boy going to the circus
  2. he was like a musical instrument that was played upon
  3. he was overly polite and friendly, like a traveling salesman
  4. he was resourceful and scrappy as a street dog
  5. he was ruddy as a ranch hand
  6. he was steady as a clock
  7. he wore his happiness like an advertisement
  8. his anger welled up like lava
  9. his anger went to his head like champagne
  10. his confidence radiated like gas in a small room
  11. his desperation stank on him like a musk
  12. his jealousy eroded away at him like rust on iron
  13. his mind wandered aimlessly like smoke
  14. his overwhelming arrogance clung to him like a cloak
  15. his temper boiled over like unwatched water on the stove
  16. his thoughts fed upon themselves like wild animals in a cage
  17. his words were direct as a bullet