Synonyms of angels

angels

noun

plural of angel

1

as in innocents

an innocent or gentle person

would like to think that her child is a perfect angel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• innocents
• sheep
• saints
• lambs
• colts
• doves
• suckers
• babes
• virgins
• cherubim
• cherubs
• cubs
• fledglings
• newbies
• pigeons
• greenhorns
• ingénues
• tenderfeet
• tenderfoots
• naïfs
• naifs
• ingenues
• dupes
• weaklings
• softies
• wimps
• saps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wolves
• beasts
• bullies
• heels
• clowns
• toughs
• rowdies
• jerks
• roughnecks
• creeps
• snakes
• sharks
• devils
• skunks
• cretins
• curs
• skunk
• jokers
• cads
• louts
• villains
• boors
• churls
• slobs
• scoundrels
• rascals
• knaves
• rogues
• miscreants
• reprobates
• scalawags
• no-goods
• louses
• scamps
• stinkers
• varlets
• rapscallions
• scallywags

2

as in forerunners

one that announces or indicates the later arrival of another

looking forward to seeing those red-breasted angels of the spring—robins

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forerunners
• precursors
• harbingers
• signs
• symptoms
• heralds
• outriders
• messengers
• foregoers
• advertisers
• foretastes
• criers
• announcers
• runners
• proclaimers
• couriers
• forewarnings
• omens
• foreshadowings
• portents
• auspices
• foreshadowers
• bodings
• forebodings
• foreboders
• blazoners
• auguries
• presages
• bellwethers
• marks

3

as in donors

one that helps another with gifts or money

over the years the industrialist frequently served as the symphony orchestra's anonymous angel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• donors
• donators
• benefactors
• patrons
• contributors
• fairy godmothers
• sugar daddies
• philanthropists
• supporters
• helpers
• patronesses
• subscribers
• givers
• Maecenases
• protectors
• saviours
• saviors
• almoners
• altruists
• guardian angels
• bestowers
• benefactresses
• almsgivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recipients
• beneficiaries
• donees
• giftees