Synonyms for dude
dud, dyuddude

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dudenoun

   Synonyms:
   mate, chap, dandy, cove, fop, bloke, guy, masher

2. dudenoun

   A man.

   Synonyms:
   fop, bloke, mate, chap, guy, dandy, masher, cove

3. dudenoun

   A term of address for a man.

   Relax, dude.

   Synonyms:
   masher, chap, cove, bloke, dandy, guy, mate, fop

4. dudenoun

   An inexperienced cowboy.

   Synonyms:
   guy, cove, dandy, mate, bloke, masher, chap, fop

5. dudenoun

   A tourist.

   Synonyms:
   bloke, cove, dandy, chap, masher, guy, fop, mate

6. dudenoun

   A dandy, a man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance.

   Synonyms:
   cove, bloke, masher, guy, mate, fop, chap, dandy

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fellow, dude, busternoun

   an informal form of address for a man

   "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?"

   Synonyms:
   familiar, boyfriend, feller, lad, fellow, bloke, swell, beau, baby buster, comrade, bronco buster, blighter, gent, young man, confrere, broncobuster, swain, sheik, cuss, fop, chap, fashion plate, gallant, clotheshorse, mate, colleague, associate, buster, companion, dandy, fella

2. dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion plate, clotheshorsenoun

   a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

   Synonyms:
   fop, boyfriend, tribal sheik, squire, swell, yawl, beau, tribal sheikh, young man, swain, sheik, crestless wave, fashion plate, gallant, clotheshorse, sheikh, fellow, buster, dandy

Matched Categories

1. • Man

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dudenoun

   Synonyms:
   dandy, fop, coxcomb, swell, popinjay, exquisite

   Antonyms:
   sloven, guy

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "dude":

   guy, man, buddy, dandy, mate, bro, pal, old, dawg, mec, boyfriend, bloke, -dude, gus, boy, fella, cme, cara, brah, guys, homeboy, type

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1. DUDE

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How to use dude in a sentence?

1. Steve Harvey:

   The dude on the end, he was the extra. He was a lot.

2. The Yankees:

   Sorry to repeat the same line, but it's historical. I got nothing else for you, it's the greatest offensive season that I've personally ever witnessed. I don't know what else to say. I mean, it's wonderful. I'm riding it, dude. It's amazing.

3. Will Smith:

   I just saw the video of you slapping the dude in Russia, I just want you to know you’ll never make a better piece of entertainment, it’s the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. Me and B [Beyonc], we got a show tonight, but we thinking about canceling and just staying in and just watching you slap this dude.

4. Zach LaVine:

   The dude’s incredible, you can’t say much more than that…Thank God we’ve got DeMar DeRozan on our team.

5. Kenneth Williams:

   And I was like, ‘ Oh, this dude is clueless [ about the show ], ’.