Synonyms of gentlemen

gentlemen

noun

plural of gentleman

1

as in noblemen

a man of high birth or social position

many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were gentlemen who were risking everything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noblemen
• lords
• knights
• grandees
• princes
• peers
• chevaliers
• milords
• cavaliers
• country gentlemen
• squires
• marquis
• baronets
• barons
• esquires
• sheiks
• sheikhs
• hidalgos
• seigneurs
• viscounts
• masters
• dukes
• nabobs
• dons
• nawabs
• earls
• marquises
• marquesses
• princelings
• seigniors
• counts
• lordships
• margraves
• rajas
• princelets
• marchesi
• sires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peasants
• peons
• boors
• commoners
• plebeians
• fellaheen
• cotters
• churls
• fellahin
• peones
• plebs
• proletarians
• toilers
• cottars

2

as in males

an adult male human being

ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• males
• guys
• dudes
• gents
• men
• fellows
• fellers
• fellas
• lads
• bastards
• cats
• chaps
• blokes
• bucks
• hombres
• galoots
• chappies
• jokers
• sirs
• joes
• masters
• jacks
• buddies
• misters
• busters

3

as in gallants

an honorable and courteous man

was such a gentleman that he offered to call a cab for me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gallants
• princes
• aristocrats
• knights
• cavaliers
• beaus
• dudes
• beaux
• dandies
• fops
• bucks
• charmers
• Galahads
• patricians
• blades
• petits-maîtres
• swells
• lady's men
• jays
• blood
• ladies' men
• captivators
• Beau Brummells
• smoothies

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of gentlemen

Female inferiority is perhaps the only topic on which the gentlemen of the guesthouse can agree. —Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024

Governor, thank you, gentlemen. —Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 2 Oct. 2024