LOUT Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

lout

noun

Definition of lout

as in hulk

a big clumsy often slow-witted person watch where you're going, you big lout!

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as in bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others Howard's rude behavior at the country club earned him a reputation as a lout

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Recent Examples of lout The league’s most popular player has become its biggest lout. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026 Suddenly, these two louts are forced to support themselves for the first time. — James Grebey, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2025 The drunken louts who mocked and obscenely jeered the European Ryder Cup contenders at last weekend’s event at Bethpage Black golf course on Long Island would have loved it. — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 Oct. 2025 And when someone does cross the line, like the louts who doused cops in Harlem and Brownsville with water in 2019, most officers have shown remarkable restraint. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lout

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Noun

Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships — and even the remains of an ancient woolly mammoth — are emerging into view.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
In the film, Russell wants a hulk of a man but doesn’t care about money, while Monroe transparently is looking for a man who can fuel her desire for diamonds.

— Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Definition of hulk

Noun

The selling in recent days, however, has intensified on worries about the AI trade, making the likes of Micron among our biggest losers week-to-date and defensives such as Cardinal Health among our biggest weekly winners.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Progress in the competition awaits the winner, exit for the loser.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of loser

Noun

Which dog breeds tend to live the longest If longevity is the priority, a handful of smaller breeds routinely post the longest lifespans, according to breed data compiled by Reader’s Digest.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Much has been made of Winter’s idiosyncratic star power, and as an extremely tall, wet-dog-handsome instrumental virtuoso with a one-of-a-kind voice and just enough self-aware wit and lacerating lyricism to keep it relatable, that’s indisputable.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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