pretty boy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of PRETTY BOY

a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance <a downtown dance club with lots of pretty boys in attendance>

Synonyms beau, Beau Brummell, buck, dude, fop, gallant, jay, lounge lizard, macaroni, pretty boy, toff [chiefly British]

Related Words coxcomb, fancy Dan, popinjay; blade, cavalier, dasher; clotheshorse, exquisite, swell

Near Antonyms slob, sloven

a physically attractive man <as a musical performer, he has yet to prove that he's more than just another pretty boy>

Synonyms beefcake, pretty boy, stud, superstud

Related Words babe [slang], dish, doll, dreamboat [slang], eye candy, eyeful, fox, knockout, stunner; lady-killer, sheik, womanizer

Near Antonyms dog, grotesquerie (also grotesquery), monster, nerd

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