BEAU Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

beau

noun

ˈbō

Definition of beau next

as in boyfriend

a male romantic companion her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date

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as in dude

a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance in his youth he had been a flashy beau and now has a clothing line

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

slob
sloven

Examples of beau in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Eight months later, in June 1967, Mansfield, her beau, and the driver were killed when their car slammed into a stalled tractor-trailer, peeling the top of the vehicle off like a can of sardines. —

Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024 Standing next to his beau, Estes wore a striped shirt over a white vest with matching pants and sneakers. —

Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024 Hudson gushed about her rapper beau during an interview with People at the 2024 Daytime Emmy Awards last month. —

Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024 There’s a fun vibe in both the song and video, despite Miguel basically telling his former beau to buzz off. —

Eva Recinos, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for beau

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