macho
1 of 2adjective
ma·cho ˈmä-(ˌ)chō 
: characterized by machismo : aggressively virile
macho
2 of 2noun
plural machos
1
: one who exhibits machismo
2
: machismo
Synonyms
Noun
- machismo
- manhood
- manliness
- masculinity
- virility
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Example Sentences
Adjective the macho world of football Noun their annual guys-only hunting trip is a celebration of macho
Recent Examples on the Web
Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 Power of the Dog, directed by Jane Campion, has been hailed as a masterwork for deconstructing the notion of masculinity against the backdrop of a traditionally macho genre. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2022 John Welchman, distinguished professor of art history at the University of California San Diego, described Picasso as restless, passionate and macho. Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022 The most macho and seemingly indestructible of the Corleones is felled. Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 Caan's on-screen, tough guy persona also set him up well to pull off comedic and often not-so-macho characters. Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 7 July 2022 Some, like Doris Lessing, created a tough, macho literary persona to keep up with the angry young men; others, like Elizabeth Smart, drank with and slept with them, writing for money rather than art. Joanna Scutts, The New Republic, 20 June 2022 The western tends to be macho fare, akin to the gangster movie in the genre universe. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022 Now the focus in Wakanda is on female characters like Shuri (Letitia Wright) and Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), who might react even more harshly to Namor's macho arrogance than T'Challa did. Christian Holub, EW.com, 14 July 2022 Tribune News Service, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2022 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The managerial macho that prevailed presumed that tough accountability could improve performance, regardless of whether the manager had industry knowledge. Fortune, 12 Nov. 2021 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 See More
Adjective
Harila is an unlikely superstar in the high-stakes and macho world of Himalayan mountaineering. Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2022 Power of the Dog, directed by Jane Campion, has been hailed as a masterwork for deconstructing the notion of masculinity against the backdrop of a traditionally macho genre. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2022 John Welchman, distinguished professor of art history at the University of California San Diego, described Picasso as restless, passionate and macho. Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2022 The most macho and seemingly indestructible of the Corleones is felled. Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 Caan's on-screen, tough guy persona also set him up well to pull off comedic and often not-so-macho characters. Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 7 July 2022 Some, like Doris Lessing, created a tough, macho literary persona to keep up with the angry young men; others, like Elizabeth Smart, drank with and slept with them, writing for money rather than art. Joanna Scutts, The New Republic, 20 June 2022 The western tends to be macho fare, akin to the gangster movie in the genre universe. Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2022 Now the focus in Wakanda is on female characters like Shuri (Letitia Wright) and Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o), who might react even more harshly to Namor's macho arrogance than T'Challa did. Christian Holub, EW.com, 14 July 2022 Noun
Chevy’s target is to make the ZR2 an all-around athlete with on-road manners, off-road macho (thus the Multimatics), 9,500-towing capability (thus the V-8) and low-speed rock crawling. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 23 Apr. 2022 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The managerial macho that prevailed presumed that tough accountability could improve performance, regardless of whether the manager had industry knowledge. Fortune, 12 Nov. 2021 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 In a country where passionate rhetoric and macho strutting led to ruin, her analytical detachment and lack of apparent ego are political strengths. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Spanish, literally, male, from Latin masculus — more at masculine
First Known Use
Adjective
1928, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing macho
macho 1 of 2
noun
as in masculinity
the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men their annual guys-only hunting trip is a celebration of macho Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- masculinity
- machismo
- maleness
- manhood
- manliness
- virility
- boyishness
- tomboyishness
- mannishness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- femininity
- womanhood
- womanliness
- girlishness
- femaleness
- effeminacy
- emasculation
- girlhood
- maidenhood
- muliebrity
- effeteness
macho
2 of 2adjective
as in hypermasculine
Synonyms & Similar Words
- hypermasculine
- manly
- masculine
- virile
- male
- hairy-chested
- man-sized
- butch
- ultramasculine
- mannish
- tomboyish
- boyish
- manlike
- man-size
- hoydenish
- Amazonian
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unmanly
- unmasculine
- effeminate
- feminine
- sissy
- womanly
- girlish
- metrosexual
- womanish
- impotent
- sissified
- emasculated
- androgynous
- unmacho
- womanlike
- neuter
- weakened
- searched
- searched (for or out)
- searched (for)
- searched for
- searched for or out
- searched out
- searcher
- searchers
- searches
- searches (for or out)
- searches (for)
- searches for
- searches for or out
- searches out
- searchful
- searching
- searching (for or out)
- searching (for)
- searching for
- searching for or out
- searching out
- searchinglier
- searchingliest
- searchingly
- searchingness