ROUÉ Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

roué

noun

Definition of roué

as in libertine

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Recent Examples of roué Why not the antics of sly Elizabethan housewives playing tricks on a fatuous drunken roue? — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2020 In the film, Jennifer Jones played the heroine, in her maid’s cap and apron, and French actor Charles Boyer was Adam Belinski, the refugee Czech intellectual roue, on the Hollywood assumption that one European accent is as good as another. — New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018

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Noun

The protagonist of A Love Story is a lover boy, a libertine, a gossip, a flirt.

— The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
The libertines will begin the film in suits.

— David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of libertine

Noun

The smells of jerk chicken, brats and hot dogs filled the air but the vibe of a festival quickly disappeared as attendees carried garden rakes, bleach and diapers.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Tools and tool parts, including wrenches, chainsaw blades, rakes and sledgehammers also appear, along with electronics like smartphones, television cameras, radar apparatuses, video monitors and parts for manufacturing electronics.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of rake

Noun

Batman used to be rich, the alter ego of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy playboy, philanthropist, and industrialist in Gotham City.

— Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
Yet, with help from Rachel’s former editor at the Boston Globe, Jim Doherty (Darrin Baker) and her ex-boyfriend, wealthy playboy Hayden Payne (Milo Ventimiglia), David and Rachel unravel a massive decade-long conspiracy that spans Revere, Massachusetts and Geneva, Switzerland.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 18 June 2026

Definition of playboy

Noun

And now, with a myriad of buzzy new restaurants helmed by some of France’s top chefs and curious creatives from around the world eager to experiment with the territory’s rich ingredients, Biarritz is becoming an epicure’s paradise in its own right.

— Monica Mendal, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
The epicure who dreamed up this last part was, allegedly, a priest.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

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