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green

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of green

1 covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
  • fields green with meadow grass
Synonyms of green

grown, leafy, lush, luxuriant, overgrown, verdant
Words Related to green

fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, productive, prolific, rich

dense, tangled
Near Antonyms of green

bleak, depleted, impoverished, infertile, poor, stark, unproductive

arid, dead, desert, dry, parched, sere (also sear), waterless
Antonyms of green

barren, leafless
2 lacking in adult experience or maturity
  • a new pitcher who's pretty green, even by rookie standards
Synonyms of green

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

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 green

wet behind the ears
Near Antonyms of green

advanced, precocious

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

adult, experienced, grown-up, mature, ripe
3 lacking in worldly wisdom or informed judgment
  • In spite of her age, she's still green enough to be hoodwinked by fast-talking scammers.
Synonyms of green

ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), simple, simpleminded, uncritical, unknowing, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary, unworldly, wide-eyed
Words Related to green

callow, childish, immature, inexperienced, raw

childlike, idealistic, impractical, unrealistic

believing, credulous, gullible (also gullable), susceptible, trustful, trusting, unguarded

beguiled, duped, gulled, tricked

careless, heedless, thoughtless
Near Antonyms of green

critical, cynical, doubting, incredulous, skeptical, suspecting, suspicious, unconvinced

careful, cautious, guarded, leery (also leary), wary, watchful

down-to-earth, hardheaded, pragmatic (also pragmatical), realistic, sober

street-smart, streetwise
Antonyms of green

cosmopolitan, experienced, knowing, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

green

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of green

1 green leaves or plants
  • The lonely soldier dreamt of the fields of green that he had wandered in as a youth.
Synonyms of green

flora, foliage, greenery, herbage, leafage, vegetation, verdure
Words Related to green

grassland, prairie

underbrush, undergrowth
2 something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
  • I need to save up some green before I can afford that cruise.
Synonyms of green

bread [slang], bucks, cash, change, chips, coin, currency, dough, gold, jack [slang], legal tender, lucre, money, pelf, tender, wampum
Words Related to green

coinage, specie

paper money, scrip

banknote, cashier's check, check, draft, money order, note, promissory note

bill, dollar, greenback

bankroll, capital, finances, funds, wad, wallet

mite, peanuts, pittance, shoestring

bundle, fortune, king's ransom, mint, pile, pot

opulence, riches, treasure, wealth

resources, wherewithal

petty cash, pin money, pocket money, spending money

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