MACHO Synonyms

• possessing qualities befitting a man

• in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man

• characteristic of a man

• male (of grammatical gender)

• associated with men and not with women

• a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male

• (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable

• of or relating to or consisting of muscle

• having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer

• having or suggesting great physical power or force

• (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

• having great power or force or potency or effect

• (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

• strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

• having great influence

• (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

• displaying superhuman strength or power

• endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health

• sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

• marked by richness and fullness of flavor

• strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity

• rough and crude

• sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring

• having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface

• topographically very uneven

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

• having strength or power greater than average or expected

• having a strong physiological or chemical effect

• not faint or feeble

• having or wielding force or authority

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• of good quality and condition; solidly built

• of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection

• being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content

• freshly made or left

• strong and sure

• not given to gentleness or sentimentality

• physically toughened

• resistant to cutting or chewing

• someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing

• an aggressive and violent young criminal

• a cruel and brutal fellow

• very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution

• substantially made or constructed

• violent and lawless

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• unfortunate or hard to bear

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

• (of a male) capable of copulation

• characterized by energy and vigor

• characteristic of a man

• (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine

• a closely cropped haircut; usually for men or boys

• used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner

• (of male or female homosexuals) characterized by stereotypically male traits or appearance