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WOMAN Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word woman. (exact relations)
There are 30 hypernyms of the word woman. (close relations)
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female
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

noun

• an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

• a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

adjective satellite

• characteristic of or peculiar to a woman

• for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls

lady
nounn
noun

• a woman of the peerage in Britain

• a polite name for any woman

• a woman of refinement

womanhood
nounn
noun

• the state of being an adult woman

• women as a class

• the status of a woman

dame
nounn
noun

• informal terms for a (young) woman

• a woman of refinement

femininity
nounn
noun

• the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women

gal
nounn
noun

• United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

• a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)

• alliterative term for girl (or woman)

gentlewoman
nounn
noun

• a woman of refinement

girl
nounn
noun

• a young female

• a youthful female person

• a female human offspring

• a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

• a friendly informal reference to a grown woman

lass
nounn
noun

• a girl or young woman who is unmarried

madam
nounn
noun

• a woman of refinement

• a woman who runs a house of prostitution

madwoman
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a woman lunatic

miss
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• a form of address for an unmarried woman

• a young female

• a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)

verb

• fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

• feel or suffer from the lack of

• fail to attend an event or activity

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to reach or get to

• be without

• fail to reach

• be absent

• fail to experience

mistress
nounn
noun

• an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

• a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)

• a woman master who directs the work of others

sister
nounn
noun

• a female person who has the same parents as another person

• (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address)

• a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group

womankind
nounn
noun

• women as distinguished from men

female person
nounn
noun

• a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

char
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a charred substance

• a human female employed to do housework

• any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus

verb

• burn to charcoal

• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

charwoman
nounn
noun

• a human female employed to do housework

adult female
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

cleaning lady
nounn
noun

• a human female employed to do housework

Best Hypernyms For WOMAN

Here is a list of related hypernyms for woman, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (27)
female adult aunt bride class cleaner cousin daughter girl girlfriend grandmother grownup human individual lady maid maiden matron miss mother niece partner person sister stratum widow wife
Phrases (3)
female personsocial classsocio-economic class

Alternatives for FEMALE

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