DUDES Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

dudes

noun

plural of dude

as in bucks

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

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as in guys

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

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Recent Examples of dudes The data dudes have created their place, and value, in every sport, and percentages direct possessions, matchups and everything else. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026 The whole point of the ad was to get dudes to sign up for a Novig account and start hammering parlays this football season. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 These two dudes hit me in the head and pointed a gun at me with a knife and then took off. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 While Star Wars might be known for laser swords and space wizards, it's always been about weird little dudes doing even weirder things. — Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Even as Swift shines in the light of holy matrimony, there are still plenty of lame dudes out there for Taylor to crush across three-minute pop masterstrokes — and, God-willing, there always will be. — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026 These dudes would hang out and ask questions and show us the good spots to eat. — Mark Hoppus, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 Clearly, the four dudes + Billy (Jason Ritter) who try to jump John are meant to convey just how far the remaining citizens would go to get rid of a Green Lantern — even killing him. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2026 Now, the real argument should be who they’re influenced by, and most of these dudes are influenced by Americans. — Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The film even spawned a three-film franchise, with the entire trilogy eventually pulling in over one billion dollars in box office bucks.

— Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
Parker McCollum has spent years chasing big whitetail bucks with his bow.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bucks

Noun

Those were the guys that brought home the Astros’ first World Series championship, as Henderson’s Brewers are trying to do for Milwaukee.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Milwaukee also developed such top guys as Brice Turang (1st round), Garrett Mitchell (1st round), Sal Frelick (1st round) and Cooper Pratt (6th round), among others.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

The Secret Service found that nearly all of the attacks were carried out by males who acted alone.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Under Coventry, the most notable change came earlier this year, when the IOC explicitly banned biological males from women's sports.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of males

Noun

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the decidedly forgettable experience of falling for a phishing scam—or in this case, the simulation of one.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
This, ladies and gentlemen, is what’s known in the editing bay as foreshadowing.

— Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026