Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

dude

[dood, dyood] / dud, dyud /
NOUN
friend
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But then once you get into “Swag II,” it’s like, Dude, this is so fire, bro.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Kangfrvr, formerly sosho: Dude, we did some crazy stuff.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Dude No. 1 will always be Brady, a sixth-round pick now immortalized outside Gillette Stadium with a behemoth bronze statue that’s probably only a tick slower in the 40 than the flesh and blood original.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

It was around this time that he stumbled across a YouTube video of Odell Beckham, Jr. performing trick shots with a group of A&M alums who make up the sports-comedy team Dude Perfect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

She was sipping at another cup of punch that I guess "Busted Shoe Dude" had brought to her.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




Vocabulary lists containing dude


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "dude" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com