FOP Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

fop

noun

ˈfäp

Definition of fop

as in dude

a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance he's such a fop that he drives nearly 50 miles just to get his hair cut by Monsieur Louis

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

slob
sloven

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fop Alec Roberts’s Lorenzo was more practical than greedy; John Lam made Gamache an endearing and nuanced fop. — Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023 From the very beginning, though, riders were also mocked as fops pursuing a ludicrous pastime. — Clive Thompson, Smithsonian, 21 Nov. 2019 Cartoons of the period show caricatures of self-regarding young fops posing and preening with their monocles on full display. — Austin Grossman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2019 The artist’s virile exemplars helped liberate gay men from society’s cheap assignations — as mentally disturbed fops mincing out roles as faux women. — R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for fop

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fop

Noun

How different are the dude-skewing, sci-fi-loving core audiences for these movies?

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 July 2026
There’s hippie dudes and Patagonia dudes but also corporate lawyer dudes looking for a night off.

— Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Definition of dude

Noun

Olsen first teased his relationship with Dockerty in October, soft-launching his new beau by blurring out his face in photos on social media.

— Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Think beau sels oysters, salted fish croquettes, roasted swordfish and pizzas topped with lobster, tomatoes and stracciatella.

— Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026