Synonyms of doyens

doyens

noun

plural of doyen

1

as in veterans

a person with long experience in a specified area

considered the doyen of American art critics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veterans
• vets
• stagers
• old-timers
• old hands
• warhorses
• experts
• professionals
• doyennes
• masters
• adepts
• gurus
• pros
• mavens
• hands
• past masters
• dab hands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• newcomers
• novices
• beginners
• freshmen
• neophytes
• recruits
• rookies
• colts
• fledglings
• apprentices
• tyros
• greenhorns
• newbies
• boots
• students
• amateurs
• cubs
• tenderfeet
• trainees
• candidates
• learners
• novitiates
• dilettantes
• entrants
• probationers

2

as in deans

the senior member of a group

he's the doyen of American museum directors, and his opinion has considerable weight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deans
• elders
• veterans
• elder statesmen
• seniors
• superiors
• éminences grises
• nestors
• betters
• vets
• old-timers
• old hands

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• juniors
• babies
• subordinates
• doyennes
• newcomers
• inferiors
• underlings
• freshmen
• beginners
• novices
• recruits
• neophytes
• colts
• rookies
• greenhorns
• fledglings
• tyros
• newbies
• tenderfeet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of doyens

One of the doyens of Portuguese coaching, who has managed each of the big three in their home country and led Al Hilal to the title in 2023-24 after a 34-game unbeaten streak, was personally convinced by Ronaldo to cross the divide. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 21 May 2026

Murray’s focus on tax measures in his quote may dampen expectations that the Labour government is about to improve the high-end TV tax credit, which industry doyens have been calling for for some time now. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026

These are simple places, sometimes shacks, but all lively and serving great food cooked by formidable doyens, grandmothers such as Lu. — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024