dreamboat

noun

ˈdrēm-ˌbōt How to pronounce dreamboat (audio)
Definition of dreamboatnext
slang
as in doll
a physically attractive person an actor who's still regarded as one of the screen's all-time great dreamboats

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Recent Examples of dreamboat And Matthew is such a dreamboat of a partner. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 15 June 2026 Their Pippin Hill Farm & Vineyards in Virginia is a dreamboat. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026 DiCaprio established himself early as an A-list teen dreamboat — no one pulled off that floppy '90s do quite so well. — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dreamboat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamboat
  1. doll
  2. lovely
  3. hottie
  4. beauty
  5. babe
  6. eyeful
  7. looker
  8. cutie
Noun
  • There’s no way the doll monsters at the pond were the whole point of the Lake of Tears, right?
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The brand has seen its fair share of criticism in regards to doll diversity.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of doll
Noun
  • Simon Adingra opened the scoring for Sunderland here, after a lovely through ball from their best player this season, Granit Xhaka.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 25 May 2026
Definition of lovely
Noun
  • The rapper, 31, appeared at the 2026 Tony Awards on June 7 in New York City in true hottie style.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
  • Keep reading to find out which Briar U hottie is skating to center stage next.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 May 2026
Definition of hottie
Noun
  • People are shopping for clothing and beauty products at a Zudio store in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, on April 4, 2024.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • First was an anti-aging and beauty-focused treatment that combined 20 minutes in a relaxingly warm red light bed with a Japanese Microbiome and Fermented Enzyme Facial.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of beauty
Noun
  • Pampers Swaddlers These tried-and-true diapers, available in preemie sizes—plus larger sizes for growing babes—are a must-have for life with a newborn.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 July 2026
  • Follow the babe with the power into Jim Henson’s gloriously weird fantasy wonderland, where goblins sing, doors argue, and David Bowie’s Goblin King serves enough glam-rock charisma to power an entire kingdom.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026
Definition of babe
Noun
  • Wrestler Roddy Piper went off the mat for his first major acting gig as a Los Angeles guy who picks up those shades and gets eyefuls of aliens amongst him — all of whom hold the real power in our corrupt world.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • One memorable member of the Dunder Mifflin crew tells EW that viewers *do not* need to get an eyeful of him for one specific reason.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
Definition of eyeful
Noun
  • The analysis examined how many lookers pursued both living options across 50 large metropolitan areas, as well as a national benchmark.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
  • One was a real looker but not keen to enter some charade with Jed, whose big smile put her off.
    — Thomas McGuane, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of looker
Noun
  • If this cutie hasn’t submitted it by now, then his night just got way longer.
    — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
  • Fans are already in love with Tyler Hynes' Pomeranian named Rusty James, Erin Cahill's cutie Crumpet, Jonathan Bennett's buddy Brad, and Victor Webster's bestie Nova, to name a few.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Definition of cutie

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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamboat. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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