GENTLEMANLY Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

gentlemanly

adjective

Definition of gentlemanly

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Recent Examples of gentlemanly In addition to his two-way excellence, Kopitar has won multiple Lady Byng trophies as the league’s most gentlemanly player. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026 With no foolproof method to measure gentlemanly conduct, voters from the Professional Hockey Writers Association tend to prefer players with low penalty minutes yet high offensive production. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 6 June 2026 Pictured below moments after his red carpet appearance with Baptista, Cassel offers the gentlemanly arm to accompany the reigning queen of French cinema and his fellow cast member in Histoires Parallèles, Catherine Deneueve, to her seat. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026 Born July 9, 1937, the artist—immediately recognizable in his colorful, gentlemanly attire, complete with cap and round glasses—is survived by his partner Jean-Pierre Goncalves de Lima, two brothers, Phillip and John, as well as their children and grandchildren. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gentlemanly

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Adjective

Is there anything uniquely manly about being a good father?

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
Another critic pointed out that Williams has been the victim of similar attacks calling her athletic build masculine or manly.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Definition of manly

Adjective

In this illustration for a gossip column printed sometime in 1831-2, the writer George Sand is on the protective, even chivalrous arm of a man, but she’s also dressed in men’s clothes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Kinetic strikes have transformed cross-border drug smuggling from a relatively chivalrous cat-and-mouse chess game into a gritty fight.

— Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026

Definition of chivalrous

Adjective

Willis was the lead singer, and when all the performers took on stereotypically masculine personas, he became known for playing the cop.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Upon opening the package, the fragrances don't announce themselves with the hyper-masculine aggression of a locker-room body spray.

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of masculine

Adjective

Her generation was one of thinkers, politically committed to defining how individuals were to be shaped as citizens of a civilized nation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
In Season 3, the team enters Dinopia, a civilized dinosaur world, to face threats endangering both worlds through friendship, courage, and teamwork.

— Kevin Giraud, Variety, 24 June 2026

Definition of civilized

Adjective

The male Guam kingfisher hatched on April 19, while the female hatched on May 12.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 July 2026
After recently joining the brand ambassadorship craze by naming Spanish music sensation Bad Gyal as their brand’s first ambassador, the Dsquared2 founders are adding a male counterpart to this new strategy by tapping another local talent.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 July 2026

Definition of male

Adjective

Three Swiss museums—the Ethnographic Museum at the University of Zurich, Museum Rietberg Zurich, and Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève—have collectively returned eighteen courtly and religious objects from the Republic of Benin (now Nigeria).

— News Desk, Artforum, 30 June 2026
His Buena Vista Social Club premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and the courtly gents from Havana beat out their electrifying rhythms.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 June 2026

Definition of courtly

Adjective

While expecting her son Patrick Bouvier in 1963, Kennedy wore ladylike looks like double-breasted maternity coats and shift dresses.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Among the sightings on the third day were Zara Tindall, whose smile was extra bright thanks to her ultra-glossy lips, and Princess Diana's nieces Amelia and Eliza Spencer, both with makeup in perfect ladylike style .

— Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 20 June 2026

Definition of ladylike

Adjective

Clearly, Americans didn’t do gallant failure, instead demanding domination over mere participation every time.

— Terry Baddoo, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Commandment was very gallant in defeat for trainer Brad Cox and looks to be on the improve after his seventh-place finish in the Kentucky Derby.

— Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 8 June 2026

Definition of gallant

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