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angel

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of angel

1 an innocent or gentle person

  • would like to think that her child is a perfect angel
Synonyms of angel

dove, innocent, lamb, sheep
Words Related to angel

babe, colt, cub, fledgling, greenhorn, ingenue (or ingénue), naïf (or naif), newbie, tenderfoot, virgin

cherub, saint

mollycoddle, sissy, softy (or softie), weakling, wimp

dupe, pigeon, sap, sucker
Near Antonyms of angel

bully, roughneck, rowdy, tough

beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, jerk, joker, louse, lout, slob

shark, skunk, snake, stinker

devil, knave, miscreant, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scoundrel, varlet, villain
Antonyms of angel

wolf

2 one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another

  • looking forward to seeing those red-breasted angels of the spring—robins
Synonyms of angel

foregoer, forerunner, harbinger, herald, outrider, precursor
Words Related to angel

foreboder, foreshadower, foretaste, forewarning

advertiser, announcer, blazoner, crier, proclaimer

courier, messenger, runner

augury, auspice, boding, foreboding, foreshadowing, omen, portent, prefiguring, presage

mark, sign, symptom

bellwether

3 one that helps another with gifts or money

  • over the years the industrialist frequently served as the symphony orchestra's anonymous angel
Synonyms of angel

benefactor, donator, donor, fairy godmother, Maecenas, patron, sugar daddy
Words Related to angel

benefactress, patroness

almoner, almsgiver, philanthropist

altruist, bestower, contributor, giver

helper, subscriber, supporter

guardian angel, protector, savior (or saviour)
Near Antonyms of angel

beneficiary, donee, giftee, recipient

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