Home › Words › S › strawwomanstrawwomanstrawwoman means A false caricature of a woman.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, strawwoman ranks #2,165 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom straw + -woman, modelled on straw man.nounA false caricature of a woman.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.strawmannish 65% match — Resembling or characteristic of a straw man (an insubstantial concept, idea, endeavor or argument). vs strawwoman →fauxminist 56% match — An insincere or inauthentic feminist. vs strawwoman →bogeywoman 55% match — A female bogeyman. vs strawwoman →stickwoman 52% match — A simple drawing of a woman with lines to represent limbs and torso. vs strawwoman →impostrix 51% match — A female impostor. vs strawwoman →pretendress 50% match — female pretender vs strawwoman →bogeyperson 50% match — A bogeyman of any gender. vs strawwoman →pseudofeminist 49% match — Seemingly feminist; feminist perhaps in form, but certainly not in essence. vs strawwoman →