FOP Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

fop

noun

ˈfäp

Definition of fop

as in dude

a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance he's such a fop that he drives nearly 50 miles just to get his hair cut by Monsieur Louis

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

slob
sloven

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of fop Alec Roberts’s Lorenzo was more practical than greedy; John Lam made Gamache an endearing and nuanced fop. — Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023 From the very beginning, though, riders were also mocked as fops pursuing a ludicrous pastime. — Clive Thompson, Smithsonian, 21 Nov. 2019 Cartoons of the period show caricatures of self-regarding young fops posing and preening with their monocles on full display. — Austin Grossman, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2019 The artist’s virile exemplars helped liberate gay men from society’s cheap assignations — as mentally disturbed fops mincing out roles as faux women. — R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for fop

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fop

Noun

The underlying and often reiterated vibe is that this dude respects women and works out.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
One of the more memorable instances finds Cole grabbing an open padlock off a door and using it to belt an opponent across the face before hooking the shackle into the dude’s mouth and using it to rip open his cheek.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of dude

Noun

As bald eagle fans around the world mourn the death of Jackie, her longtime mate Shadow has been spotted with a possible new beau in Southern California.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Sara Howe, a carriage driving trainer who often sees Louise and her beau at competitions, told Hello!

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026