slang
as in doll
a physically attractive person an actor who's still regarded as one of the screen's all-time great dreamboats

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Recent Examples of dreamboat The tabloid details of the split—Bündchen and her new martial-artist paramour knock dreamboat quarterback down a few pegs and ruin his rep—provided too much material to the sharklike comics trawling for chum. Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025 The romcom dreamboat of yore has been replaced by a diabolical presence eager to send us all to hell. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 For these past Sexiest Man Alive title holders, that uniform is a movie or TV costume that turns him from everyday hottie into an onscreen dreamboat. Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024 But Bravo, 36, won’t shoulder the blame for his indecisive TV dreamboat. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dreamboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamboat
Noun
  • The White Lotus star notably popularized Labubu dolls as bag charms in April 2024.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Organized in themes like the baby doll and the slip dress, the book relates fashion to culture, and offers a picture of an industry—and a city—that operated at a different pace.
    Vogue Runway, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fanny and Stella, middle-class lovelies in hoop skirts, engage in a warm embrace.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • In an early scene, poor Christian attends a dating event, having gamed the system, with his perfect numerical logic, so that all the potential lovelies are lined up at his table.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The two hotties are basically neighbors, give or take three hours in traffic.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • How will Affleck’s husband Zak—who has been angry about one Magic Mike show for two whole seasons—react to her dance partner, newcomer and certified hottie Jan Ravnik?
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Jeremiah says Belly is his whole life, Taylor says that doesn’t sound super healthy, babe!
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Happy 2 year anniversary, babe!
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a lot of beauty and thought that actually originated here.
    Vogue Runway, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
  • UnCruise offers countless ways to immerse in its beauty.
    UnCruise Adventures, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Get an eyeful of Davidson on The Tonight Show in the interview above.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 July 2025
  • Alternatively, get an eyeful of the Leake Street Arches—aka the London Graffiti tunnel—beneath Waterloo Station, and pop out on Lower Marsh, with its centuries-old street market and proper Lambeth vibe.
    Emma John, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Music aside, Stone Groove Stillhouse is quite the looker.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
  • David Hockney is a good looker.
    Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The little cutie was playing with a small puppy toy complete with a leash as her proud mom looked on, grinning.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The two little cuties are our minis, Aubrey and Walker.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025

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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamboat. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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