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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sloven

as in guy

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

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Recent Examples of dude Seriously, the dude’s shrieks could be heard echoing in the A’s dugout on the NBC Sports California broadcast of the game. — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 Hey Sean- Brad Pitt either has Parkinson’s or dude did an 8 ball during the hydration break. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026 Not the fun stuff — waving down at your antlike neighbors, chatting up green alien dudes — but the dicey stuff like zero gravity and sound and communication distortions? — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 Remember, Bam Adebayo is a really likable dude. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dude

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Noun

The accolades come just five days after Swift married beau Travis Kelce in an extravagant — yet secretive — Manhattan affair at Madison Square Garden.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Hundreds of celebrities and A-Listers flocked to New York City for the Fourth of July weekend to celebrate Swift’s nuptials with her Super Bowl-winning beau at Madison Square Garden — but the 47-year-old actress and model was notably not among them.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Definition of beau

Noun

But no, instead he is forced to bro out with all the guys, worst of which is Charlie, whom Brooks understandably has zero desire to spend any time with whatsoever.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 July 2026
But Toney isn’t awestruck, nor too afraid to speak up to the guy who once manned the middle of his boyhood team’s defense.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

Harford County authorities and the FBI worked with Othram after DNA evidence did not immediately identify the unknown male suspect through traditional methods.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
In many cases, males blink about every five seconds while searching for females and females respond with flashes of their own about every two seconds.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of male

Noun

For most of the 20th century, a gentleman’s agreement held that no building in Philadelphia rose higher than the brim of William Penn’s hat — the 37-foot bronze likeness of the city’s founder that stands atop City Hall.

— Regan Stephens, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Waving and smiling, Aveiro, accompanied by a burly gentleman, takes a seat at a table bedecked with a bouquet of roses, ready to tuck into some cuisine from her native country.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of gentleman

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