Synonyms of vets

vets

noun

plural of vet

as in veterans

a person with long experience in a specified area

he's a hardened vet of many political campaigns

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vets

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is great in Wonder Man, while Carell, Segel and Short are reliable vets. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Her on-screen parents are brought to life by industry vets Christine Baranski and Bill Irwin. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026

Peden has their own professional flying grooms that travel with the horses for championships and Olympic flights, while there are also vets and stable grooms, such as Vard on board. — Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The reality vets posed for multiple cameras looking very much the couple. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

How will the reality TV vets stack up against other champions in their fields? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026

The fellowship builds on the success of the WGF Veterans Writing Project, which is a yearlong mentorship program that has helped military vets develop their screenwriting craft for more than a decade. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026

Animals like an elephant, rhino or a giraffe, can't fit in a CT scanner, or even a van, so vets bring the check up to them. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Only qualified wildlife officials, vets or law enforcement officers are permitted to perform euthanasia. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026