Synonyms of vet

vet

noun

as in veteran

a person with long experience in a specified area

he's a hardened vet of many political campaigns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• veteran
• warhorse
• old hand
• doyen
• expert
• old-timer
• master
• stager
• professional
• pro
• guru
• past master
• doyenne
• dab hand
• maven
• hand
• adept

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freshman
• newcomer
• recruit
• rookie
• colt
• novice
• fledgling
• beginner
• apprentice
• neophyte
• cub
• boot
• student
• tyro
• greenhorn
• trainee
• candidate
• tenderfoot
• newbie
• amateur
• novitiate
• learner
• dilettante
• entrant
• probationer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vet

One attendee dressed as Brandon Scott Jones’ Isaac Higgintoot suggested that, perhaps, the Revolutionary War vet had something to do with the unfortunate, silencing crack in the Liberty Bell. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2026

The plan now, Morgan said Wednesday, is for Freeling to start at right tackle and for free-agent pickup and four-year vet Rasheed Walker to start at left tackle. — Alex Zietlow july 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

At the time, Klee said that vets had performed an ultrasound on Simon in November, which had shown a mass on his liver. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

The legendary talk show vet takes EW inside the pop cultural flash point that was his and wife Connie Chung’s attempts in the early 1990s to have a child. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026