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dove
noun
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>
Related Words peacemaker
2
an innocent or gentle person <he's a dove who wouldn't hurt a fly>
Related Words babe, colt, cub, fledgling, greenhorn, ingenue (or ingénue), naïf (or naif), newbie, tenderfoot, virgin; cherub, saint; mollycoddle, sissy, softy (or softie), weakling, wimp; dupe, pigeon, sap, sucker
Near Antonyms 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 wolf
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