Synonyms of doves

doves

noun

plural of dove

1

as in pacifists

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

• pacifists
• peaceniks
• peacemakers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hawks
• warmongers
• militarists
• nationalists
• jingoes
• war hawks
• chauvinists

2

as in angels

an innocent or gentle person

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angels
• innocents
• sheep
• lambs
• colts
• suckers
• saints
• virgins
• fledglings
• pigeons
• cubs
• cherubs
• cherubim
• babes
• greenhorns
• ingénues
• newbies
• tenderfeet
• naïfs
• naifs
• ingenues
• softies
• tenderfoots
• dupes
• weaklings
• wimps
• saps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wolves
• beasts
• clowns
• heels
• snakes
• bullies
• toughs
• rowdies
• creeps
• jerks
• curs
• roughnecks
• sharks
• skunks
• skunk
• boors
• churls
• jokers
• louts
• cads
• cretins
• slobs
• devils
• knaves
• scoundrels
• rascals
• villains
• miscreants
• rogues
• reprobates
• louses
• no-goods
• scamps
• scalawags
• stinkers
• varlets
• rapscallions
• scallywags