Guy
Guy noun - A member of the human race.
Usage example: what would you guys like to order?
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Synonyms for Guy
Man
Man noun - An adult male human being.
Usage example: several men will be needed to dig up the old tree stump in the backyard
Guy is a synonym for man in male topic. You can use "Guy" instead a noun "Man", if it concerns topics such as person, individual, fellow, male human. informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old guy | old man |
| rich | rich guy | rich man |
| best | best guy | best man |
| normal | normal guy | normal man |
| Other adjectives: ordinary, handsome, wise, single, gay, responsible, real, great, huge, wrong, evil, little, bad, young, decent, bald, mysterious, tall, blind, older, middle-aged, homeless. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Our most common examples are "ghoul" for "girl", and "manster" for "guy/man".
Source: Franchise / Monster High -
This guy here◊ is the hero of 20th Century Boys (whose Ragtag team of freedom fighters includes, among others, an old homeless man and a guy best described as a human frog).
Source: Beauty Equals Goodness - An elderly man and a guy with a rainbow mohawk are sitting next to each other on a bench.
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