COLT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

colt

noun

ˈkōlt

as in novice

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice

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Recent Examples of colt See what Pletcher had to say about the colt. —

Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Jan. 2026 The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024. —

Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 Tom Welling lives the good life on a horse farm in Northern California with his golden retriever Rosey and colt Apollo. —

Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025 The colt, Lord Adare, would win three times in 10 starts and earn nearly $50,000. —

Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for colt

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In contrast, a study led by Active Site, a research nonprofit that studies the use of AI in synthetic biology, found that AI help did not lead to significant differences in the ability of novices to complete the complex workflow to produce a virus in a biosafety laboratory.

— Stephen D. Turner, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
Our list is filled with PGA Tour stalwarts, LIV Golf superstars and enough up-and-comers to make the novice fan think twice before automatically presuming this title will end up with one of the usual suspects.

— Jason Sobel, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026