Figure
Man
Man noun - An adult male human being.
How words are described
| human | human figure | human man |
| old | old figure | old man |
| nice | nice figure | nice man |
| better | better figure | better man |
| Other adjectives: original, wise, single, small, powerful, real, large, big, evil, little, black, white, new, leading, military, mysterious, tall, older, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Gray Fox's eyes Big Boss is a father figure and the man to whom he owes his life; this undying loyalty to the man is so extreme that he betrays America and joins Big Boss's Outer Heaven cause even going so far as to fight his friend Solid Snake in a battle to the death.
Source: Undying Loyalty -
Minimalist Cast: The woman and the man, and the cloaked figure who might be Death and who might also be the man.
Source: Film / Meshes of the Afternoon -
Trying to figure out which person in the room is Bayaz, he notices a scholarly old man surrounded by several servants, including a butcher.
Source: Actually, That's My Assistant
Cite this Source
Man and Figure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/man
Figure & Man. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/man>.
Man or Figure. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/man.
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