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callow

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of callow

lacking in adult experience or maturity
  • a story about a callow youth who learns the value of hard work and self-reliance
Synonyms of callow

adolescent, green, immature, inexperienced, juvenile, puerile, raw, unfledged, unformed, unripe, unripened
Words Related to callow

babyish, childish, infantile, infantilized, infantine

boyish, girlish, kiddish, young, youngish, youthful

ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), tender

unknowing, unseasoned, unsophisticated, untrained, untried
Phrases Synonymous with callow

wet behind the ears
Near Antonyms of callow

advanced, precocious

knowing, savvy, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise
Antonyms of callow

adult, experienced, grown-up, mature, ripe

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