BEAU Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

beau

noun

ˈbō

Definition of beau

as in boyfriend

a male romantic companion her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date

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as in dude

a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance in his youth he had been a flashy beau and now has a clothing line

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slob
sloven

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Recent Examples of beau Ask your beau to fasten it behind your neck; rubies, after all, are oh-so-romantic. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 Season 5 ended on a cliffhanger for Emily and Gabriel — adrift on a yacht off the shores of Greece — while Mindy finds herself in a love triangle with Nico (Park's real-life former beau Paul Forman) and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount). — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 Kylie grieves over her comatose boyfriend, setting her on a journey to the English countryside in order to end the curse, and Antonia watches over Kylie’s beau in the hospital. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 And, when Malika’s dentist beau sends her flowers, Khloé opines (over FaceTime, naturally) that the bouquet is too small and therefore cheap. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beau

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Noun

Ines De Ramon stepped onto the London red carpet in a sheer lace gown on Friday night accompanied by boyfriend Brad Pitt.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026
The woman’s boyfriend, an off-duty police officer, then placed Gonzalez in handcuffs, according to the statement.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of boyfriend

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These two dudes hit me in the head and pointed a gun at me with a knife and then took off.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
The rumba is much slower and more controlled than Ezra’s had to do before, which is a challenge at first, but my dude clearly gets the hang of it by showtime.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

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