COLTS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

colts

noun

plural of colt

as in novices

a person who is just starting out in a field of activity a colt who looked to the team's more experienced players for advice

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Recent Examples of colts For every race that has colts contending for greatness and notoriety, there is a sister race for those wonderful three-year-old fillies. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the country and a couple of chances to make horse racing history. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026 While O’Neill never could have expected to be here with his Cal-bred, Baffert will start two of the myriad expensive colts his clients buy each year. — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026 The latter was shipped to the Indianapolis Colts in a deal that brought New York two first-round picks and wide receiver AD Mitchell, whom the colts drafted in the second round in 2024. — Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025 Two more prized 2-year-old colts from the Baffert stable ran 1-2 Saturday in a maiden race. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for colts

Noun

The music industry has been wrestling with the pros and cons of the new technology that allows musical novices to create professional-sounding songs in seconds.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Studies of customer service representatives using AI assistance found that novices gained most from AI coaching suggestions, but critically, those learning effects transferred beyond specific situations.

— ByJonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of novices

Noun

Behind those contributions from a quartet of rookies, the Giants beat the Houston Astros 4-1 at Oracle Park.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
The two-day test allows additional track time for all teams, including rookies looking to complete the Rookie Orientation Program.

— Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of rookies

Noun

With the money, the museum is able to sustain, among other things, an internship program for teaching apprentices and a speaker series.

— News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026
City Colleges recently launched Chicago Moonshot, an apprenticeship initiative associated with the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park, where the district has committed to graduating hundreds of IT apprentices over the next five years.

— Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of apprentices

Noun

Variety has also obtained an exclusive new image from the film, which stars Antonia Buresi alongside newcomers Colas Quignard, Suzanne Gerin and Mitia Capellier-Audat.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Backup quarterbacks Justin Fields and Garrett Nussmeier figure to get the bulk of the snaps, at least early, and the performances among newcomers at running back and the defensive interior will be among the biggest curiosities.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026