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 Most are just local dudes with a Santa suit who reliably hit the waves on Christmas morning to entertain their neighbours (and get a surf session in). — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026 And up until the City Girls’ public falling-out, their bread and butter was scamming rich dudes out of their funds. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026 For generations of basketball shoe design, the common belief was that bigger dudes need bigger shoes. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 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

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Noun

Does bed near food and still want to feed — and the bucks know it.

— Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 2026
In terms of that bang and those bucks, let’s forward lean, Rashida.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of bucks

Noun

Median lifespan fell by roughly 11% in females and 13% in males.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
According to the Miami-Dade County Sheriff's Office, the helicopter went down as the occupants, who have only been identified as three adult males, were taking photos of boats near Bill Baggs State Park off Key Biscayne.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of males

Noun

Eight minutes and 33 seconds into the episode, Damon and Letterman play gentlemen silently crossing the street as the camera pans to the home of George Russell, who’s recovering inside after getting shot at the end of season three.

— Alex Zalben, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
But the lively gentlemen at the urinals were already licking their lips in anticipation.

— Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026