HAIRY-CHESTED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

hairy-chested

adjective

Definition of hairy-chested

as in hypermasculine

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Adjective

Many of Mifune's films cast him in hypermasculine roles, though Mifune’s performances were often layered.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
The Tate brothers, who openly describe themselves as misogynists, built a global following by promoting a lavish, hypermasculine lifestyle through their social media empire.

— Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hypermasculine

Adjective

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

If the American family is viewed as a hierarchy with the male patriarch at the top, then feminism is democratizing that structure.

— Gloria Steinem, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026
Female athletes and advocates say even one male competitor can displace girls, alter a state championship and affect college or NIL opportunities.

— Alejandro Avila , Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of male

Adjective

In prison, which is a hyper-masculine space, there was this subtle thinking about masculinity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
Later, his father and uncle would initiate him into the masculine play worlds of Albany’s bars, poolrooms, and bowling alleys.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of masculine

Adjective

Jimmy is immediately struck by this younger, virile, needier man when Vincent asks him to help move a piece of furniture in.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
After a faculty party one night, Martha invites the college’s virile new biology professor, Nick, and his vapid wife, Honey, over for a wee-hours drink.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of virile

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

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