What are the opposite words for veteran?
The antonyms for the word veteran may include terms like beginner, amateur, novice, newbie, or unskilled. A veteran is someone who has a lot of experience in a particular field, while an antonym of a veteran is a person who is new to that particular field and has little or no experience. The term veteran is often used to refer to military personnel who have served in numerous wars and conflicts, while the antonyms for veteran in this sense could be officer trainee, fresh recruit, or cadet. The contrasting words of a veteran remind us of the importance of gaining experience and expertise in any field, which may take years of dedication and hard work.
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veteran
- rookie,
- amateur,
- green,
- inexperienced.
- beginner
- elder
- old hand
- person unskilled in something
- old
- experienced
- capable
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Other relevant words
- apprentice,
- babe,
- beginner,
- cub,
- fledgling,
- freshman,
- greenhorn,
- hacker,
- modernist,
- neophyte,
- newcomer,
- novice,
- novitiate,
- recruit,
- rook,
- rookie,
- tenderfoot,
- trifler,
- tyro,
- newbie,
- ultramodernist,
- artless,
- awkward,
- beginning,
- clumsy,
- crude,
- green,
- ham-fisted,
- ham-handed,
- heavy-handed,
- ignorant,
- ineffective,
- ineffectual,
- inefficient,
- new,
- primitive,
- raw,
- rough,
- rude,
- unpolished,
- unschooled,
- unseasoned,
- untaught,
- untested,
- untrained,
- untried,
- untutored,
- weak,
- would-be,
- Ungifted,
- untalented,
- jackleg.
Antonym of the day
hath number
- Antonyms:
- estimate, guess, subtract.
