Synonyms of dove

dove

noun

ˈdəv 

1

as in pacifist

a person who opposes war or warlike policies

the doves were in favor of using the surplus to improve the nation's schools and not its weapons systems

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pacifist
• peacenik
• peacemaker

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hawk
• warmonger
• jingo
• militarist
• war hawk
• nationalist
• chauvinist

2

as in angel

an innocent or gentle person

he's a dove who wouldn't hurt a fly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angel
• sheep
• innocent
• lamb
• sucker
• colt
• saint
• virgin
• cub
• cherub
• pigeon
• fledgling
• babe
• greenhorn
• ingenue
• tenderfoot
• naïf
• newbie
• dupe
• weakling
• wimp
• softy
• sap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wolf
• tough
• beast
• heel
• creep
• snake
• clown
• jerk
• bully
• shark
• louse
• cur
• skunk
• rowdy
• cad
• joker
• boor
• slob
• churl
• devil
• lout
• roughneck
• villain
• cretin
• rascal
• scoundrel
• knave
• rogue
• reprobate
• scamp
• miscreant
• stinker
• varlet
• scalawag
• no-good
• rapscallion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dove

Joe Eula, a designer friend of Halston's hired by Paley, wanted to have doves fly over the wedding, and Stone wanted to have a traditional march down the aisle. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026

McGill’s superbly nuanced calls, runs, and trills elicited commentary from a second audience, perched in the trees above—a colloquium of finches, towhees, titmice, kingbirds, juncos, and Eurasian collared doves. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Bartlett’s character is like a rock slab, a vestige of an ancient religion, brought to life in overlapping strips of muslin, linen, and leather in shades of dove, cream, gray, and pale blue, with his hood pulled tight around his face and his hands wrapped in mittens. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

The deal was marked in Kolkata with a white dove release ceremony, drawing on the film’s central motif of liberation. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2026