Synonyms of virgins

virgins

noun

plural of virgin

as in novices

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity

a virgin in the world of comedy clubs, he's still learning to deal with hecklers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• veterans
• professionals
• experts
• vets
• masters
• pros
• old-timers
• old hands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of virgins

Public health stats show maybe 5%-10% of those getting married in the United States are virgins at the altar. — Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026

How many spells were cast, how many virgins were sacrificed, how many first-borns were murdered so that this could happen? — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 May 2026

The mass executions of political prisoners in 1988 are well documented—including the fact that some young women among them were first raped by their guards, on the theologically dubious premise that virgins could not be executed. — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 27 May 2026

The hilltop structures were originally built as Catholic shrines dedicated to the virgins they're named after, but were turned into military fortresses in the early 1800s—they have since been rehabilitated for tourism. — Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026

But fans of the myth of Erzsébet Báthory, who was accused circa the early 17th century of killing young virgins to bathe in their blood for her own beautification, might be let down by what’s ultimately a silly, madcap Vienna adventure. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026

The film, directed by renowned German New Wave artist and filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger, is the latest retelling of the story of Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Báthory, a real-life aristocrat accused of bathing in the blood of virgins to retain her youth. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026

According to Castro, nuns, who were supposed to be professional virgins—no Duke of Monmouth for them—could try bloodletting or enemas for a cure. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 Sep. 2025

Predictably, the hubbub surrounding the photo was eventually framed as a war between uptight virgins and godless heathens, with a quieter contingent astounded only by the fact that this kind of marketing could still be so effective. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025