One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Synonyms of masculine in English:
masculine
See definition of masculine
adjective
1‘a masculine trait’
SYNONYMS
male, manly, manlike, of men, man's, men's, male-oriented
ANTONYMS
feminine
2‘a powerfully masculine man’
SYNONYMS
virile, macho, manly, all-male, muscular, muscly, strong, strapping, well built, rugged, robust, brawny, powerful, red-blooded, vigorous
informal hunky, ripped, shredded
North American informal buff
US informal jacked
ANTONYMS
weak, timid
3‘a rather masculine woman’
SYNONYMS
mannish, manlike, unfeminine, unwomanly, unladylike, Amazonian
informal butch, dykey
archaic viraginous, viragoish
ANTONYMS
feminine, effeminate