dove | Definition of dove

Synonyms and Antonyms of dove

1 a person who opposes war or warlike policies

the doves were in favor of using the surplus to improve the nation's schools and not its weapons systems

Synonyms of dove

pacifist, peacenik

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Near Antonyms of dove

chauvinist, nationalist

Antonyms of dove

hawk, jingo, war hawk, warmonger

2 an innocent or gentle person

he's a dove who wouldn't hurt a fly

Synonyms of dove

angel, innocent, lamb, sheep

Words Related to dove

babe, colt, cub, fledgling, greenhorn, ingenue (or ingénue), naïf (or naif), newbie, tenderfoot, virgin

mollycoddle, sissy, softy (or softie), weakling, wimp

dupe, pigeon, sap, sucker

Near Antonyms of dove

bully, roughneck, rowdy, tough

beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, jerk, joker, louse, lout, slob

shark, skunk, snake, stinker

devil, knave, miscreant, no-good, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, rogue, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scoundrel, varlet, villain

Antonyms of dove