LOUNGE LIZARDS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

lounge lizards

noun

plural of lounge lizard

as in dudes

a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance a slick lounge lizard in a silk suit

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as in womanizers

a man given to seducing women a balding, paunchy lounge lizard whose days and nights of partying were behind him

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Recent Examples of lounge lizards Playing the lounge lizards, slotwads, goombahs and corrup-tos, the supporting cast members are terrific. — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025

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Noun

While Star Wars might be known for laser swords and space wizards, it's always been about weird little dudes doing even weirder things.

— Hayes Madsen, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Even as Swift shines in the light of holy matrimony, there are still plenty of lame dudes out there for Taylor to crush across three-minute pop masterstrokes — and, God-willing, there always will be.

— Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

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Related Stories The motel sits among reed beds and woods, its rooms echoing with lovers every night.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Horror lovers have more options for wide releases today, but the genre isn’t dramatically outpacing other kinds of theatrical films.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of lovers

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But when compared to everything else going on, the current $229 price tag feels like a drop in the bucket, particularly when most new games for the Playdate only cost a few bucks.

— Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
The backstory Capella’s first Thai outpost shares the Chao Phraya Estate, a big-bucks development just downstream from the river’s major transport hub, with the Four Seasons Bangkok.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of bucks

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The study, which was published Wednesday in PLOS One, was conducted during the Covid pandemic as part of a larger project comparing the activity patterns of socialized wolves and domestic dogs.

— Gina Vivinetto, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
Nationwide, the agency euthanized 329 wolves, none of them in California, according to the data.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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