Antonyms of noun hawk

1 of 3 senses of hawk

Sense 2
hawk, war hawk -- (an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations)
       Antonym of dove (Sense 2)
      => dove, peacenik -- (someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hawk

3 senses of hawk

Sense 1
hawk -- (diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)
       => bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird -- (any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals)

Sense 2
hawk, war hawk -- (an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations)
       => militarist, warmonger -- (a person who advocates war or warlike policies)

Sense 3
mortarboard, hawk -- (a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar)
       => board -- (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hawk

3 senses of hawk

Sense 1
peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch -- (sell or offer for sale from place to place)
       => deal, sell, trade -- (do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes")

Sense 2
hawk -- (hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert")
       => hunt, run, hunt down, track down -- (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods")

Sense 3
clear the throat, hawk -- (clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak")
       => cough -- (exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day")