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
• cherubs
• cubs
• babes
• greenhorns
• newbies
• naïfs
• tenderfeet
• ingenues
• dupes
• weaklings
• softies
• wimps
• saps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doves

The pink tour poster featured illustrations of doves carrying olive branches and symbols of the pro-Palestinian movement including a watermelon and the fishnet motif of keffiyeh fabric. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Lizzie’s desire to kill her parents is inflamed, for example, by Abby (Rebecca Hall) killing her beloved doves. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Monster depicts Lizzie keeping a great number of doves as her dear pets, housing them in an elaborate coop out back. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

The outlet added that doves were released outside the church before guests moved inside for the ceremony. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026

The Lizzie Borden Story lifts Abby out of mythological passivity and puts her at the center of events, perhaps most significantly by having her kill Lizzie’s pet doves. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

The 5% benchmark While debt hawks and doves might debate the importance of the 5% threshold being hit, UBS’s Paul Donovan points out that the number actually means very little in a real economic sense. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Unlike quail or pheasants, doves won't run ahead of a hunter wading through vegetation. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

Everyone likes to eat the doves, but wood pigeons are the real treat. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026