STUD Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈstəd

Definition of stud

as in hunk

a physically attractive man she promised her friend that the blind date would be a real stud

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Recent Examples of stud

Noun

Storrie and his costar, Hudson Williams, first appeared as hosts for the Golden Globes awards ceremony, and their public appearances led the man behind Russian hockey stud Ilya Rozanov to the NBC late-night comedy show’s stage. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026 Yandy Díaz can still hit, Junior Caminero is a young stud and Jonathan Aranda was no flash in the pan. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Verb

Forty years ago last weekend, crowds also turned out for the Chicago Blues Festival — then only in its third year as an annual event, and studded with a roster of stars for a spectacle that's still talked about today. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Klum's dress was studded with crystals, which, from afar, resembled the scales on a mermaid's tail. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stud

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stud

Noun

His torso and thighs grow eye-poppingly muscular beneath their skimpy fur-and-leather togs—a development that does not go unnoticed by a warrior named Red Hair, who plucks the young hunk from his post and tosses him into the prime time of the gladiator pit.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
The actor is also well-aware of Almanzo’s heartthrob status — hey, someone in Walnut Grove had to be the town hunk!

— Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

Definition of hunk

Verb

The clip shows Batula, 34, wearing an oversized pink-and-white striped button-down shirt tucked into her denim shorts while grocery shopping.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
There were pale lime-skinned figs with lemon-yellow insides, mauve figs with strawberry insides, striped with pale-rose.

— Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026

Definition of stripe

Noun

The chart-topper sparked many rumors about the identity of the apricot-scarf-wearing womanizer.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
Now, Cady is a former restaurateur and womanizer who became a tabloid sensation after his pregnant wife disappeared; his defense attorney, the young, pregnant, alcoholic Anna, seemingly guided him toward a plea deal engineered by Tom.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of womanizer

Verb

The government seeks a court order barring the company from carrying diversity, equity and inclusion policies, plus unspecified damages for the unnamed employee.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
The case was dismissed in July 2016 for abuse of the bankruptcy system, and Yaffe was barred from refiling for 180 days.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026

Definition of bar

Noun

Drawing inspiration from Colorado's wildlife, CoCo's new fox mascot is rendered in vibrant colors and a simple style that the Front Range Passenger Rail District says will help travelers feel welcome.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026
At night, guard dogs and surveillance teams monitor the grounds year-round, because catastrophe at Wimbledon comes in the form of a two-foot-long fox slinking onto a court and marking its territory.

— Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026

Definition of fox

Noun

Wrestler Roddy Piper went off the mat for his first major acting gig as a Los Angeles guy who picks up those shades and gets eyefuls of aliens amongst him — all of whom hold the real power in our corrupt world.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
One memorable member of the Dunder Mifflin crew tells EW that viewers *do not* need to get an eyeful of him for one specific reason.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026

Definition of eyeful

Verb

They were named and banded, and their names were announced Monday — in addition to Mavis, they were named Buddy, Frankie, and Tweedy.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
The production features the full song catalogue of the 1978 Paramount Pictures film performed by a live cast and band against multiple movie screens.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 June 2026