DUDE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

dude

noun

ˈdüd

Definition of dude

as in beau

a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry

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slob
sloven

as in guy

an adult male human being OK, dude, whatever you say

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Recent Examples of dude The baby swimming in a pool from Nirvana, perhaps, or the dude from Aphex Twin grinning like a crazy-eyed demon. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 Plus hunting, camping, hiking and dudes gouging out gators' eyeballs, too. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Written and rendered by dudes who longed for unlimited success, these are songs about cheating and being cheated on and trying but failing to be content, or love as lived amid capitalist indulgence. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026 This is the kind of thing that was invented by dudes on their way home from the bar. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dude

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Noun

Ask your beau to fasten it behind your neck; rubies, after all, are oh-so-romantic.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Season 5 ended on a cliffhanger for Emily and Gabriel — adrift on a yacht off the shores of Greece — while Mindy finds herself in a love triangle with Nico (Park's real-life former beau Paul Forman) and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount).

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of beau

Noun

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington repeatedly referred to the unnamed juror as a male inside and outside court.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Females are also far more likely than males to be illiterate, go hungry, be victims of human trafficking, or be murdered by a family member.

— Gloria Steinem, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of male

Noun

In this 1985 novel, recently reissued by NYRB, Louise has returned to the splendor and decay of New Orleans, where one drunken yet charming Southern gentleman in particular catches her eye.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Portraying a character who is an all-around gentleman was the biggest challenge for Skarsgård.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of gentleman

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