Synonyms of colts

colts

noun

plural of colt

as in novices

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• novices
• rookies
• beginners
• apprentices
• freshmen
• newcomers
• cubs
• rooks
• recruits
• virgins
• greenhorns
• fledglings
• tyros
• punks
• newbies
• students
• novitiates
• neophytes
• tenderfeet
• babes
• boots
• abecedarians
• amateurs
• candidates
• trainees
• learners
• entrants
• dabblers
• probationers
• dilettantes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• veterans
• experts
• vets
• professionals
• masters
• pros
• old-timers
• old hands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of colts

These two colts were born roughly a month apart in the winter of 2024. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026

While O’Neill never could have expected to be here with his Cal-bred, Baffert will start two of the myriad expensive colts his clients buy each year. — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 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

Two more prized 2-year-old colts from the Baffert stable ran 1-2 Saturday in a maiden race. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025