Synonyms of elder statesmen

elder statesmen

noun

plural of elder statesman

as in deans

the senior member of a group

the elder statesman of the White House correspondents is finally retiring after nearly a half century of service

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elder statesmen

Yesterday’s punk, grunge, and rebel-outsider upstarts have an uncanny way of evolving into today’s elder statesmen of respectable infamy. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

The squad’s elder statesmen set standards on the pitch and in the dressing room to help their more junior colleagues along their journey. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

How would one of hip-hop’s elder statesmen reflect on his career and his many successes? — Jabari M. Evans, The Conversation, 24 June 2026

The Rangers need another strong campaign from the two elder statesmen on the starting staff. — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026

The franchise’s elder statesmen understand that Jokic is an inextricable aspect of any conversation about Murray’s developing legacy. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026

Yet the overriding feeling of Light-Years is of two elder statesmen who still have gifts to share. — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2025

On a day when the last remaining Israeli hostages returned home after two years in captivity, and both Israelis and Palestinians celebrated the end of the Israel-Hamas war, many of America's elder statesmen and stateswomen kept mum. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025