Civilian and Man

Opposite meaning words

Civilian noun - A nonmilitary citizen.

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Man is an antonym for civilian.

Nearby Word: civil

Man noun - Someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force.

Usage example: two men stood sentry duty

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Civilian is an antonym for man.

Nearby Words: manly, manful, manhood, manliness, manfully

human	human civilian	human man
old	old civilian	old man
normal	normal civilian	normal man
common	common civilian	common man
Other adjectives: ordinary, dying, average, single, big, innocent, young, beautiful, adult, last.

Clark performing heroic acts as a mere civilian outside of Smallville is similar to The Man of Steel and Birthright.

Source: Film / Man of Steel
The Russian dub of Sailor Stars left the Starlights as they were (male in civilian form, female when transformed — with two sets of voices, even)... and added the same quirk to poor Haruka, who was voiced by a man in civilian form.

Source: She's a Man in Japan
Apologetic Attacker: Grizzly ties up and gags a civilian and steals his wallet, only to later free the man and share some pizza with him.

Source: Comicbook / The Superior Foes of Spider-Man

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