Synonyms of lamb

lamb

noun

ˈlam 

as in sheep

an innocent or gentle person

the new guys at football camp were lambs who hardly knew what awaited them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sheep
• angel
• innocent
• dove
• colt
• saint
• sucker
• virgin
• cub
• babe
• cherub
• fledgling
• pigeon
• greenhorn
• tenderfoot
• ingenue
• naïf
• newbie
• weakling
• wimp
• dupe
• softy
• sap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wolf
• tough
• heel
• beast
• bully
• jerk
• snake
• creep
• clown
• cur
• louse
• shark
• skunk
• rowdy
• cad
• boor
• joker
• churl
• lout
• slob
• devil
• cretin
• villain
• roughneck
• rascal
• scoundrel
• rogue
• knave
• reprobate
• scamp
• miscreant
• stinker
• varlet
• no-good
• scalawag
• rapscallion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lamb

Bartenders serve a small selection of wine in short glasses emblazoned with white lambs, and a cocktail list features beverages that range from light and herbaceous to sweet and heady. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Patrons sit at picnic tables under big umbrellas – necessary for that Danville sun – with glasses of cold wine and beer, including Lebanese pilsner, while upbeat music plays and a smoky grill sizzles with shish tawook and seven-spice lamb skewers. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Add the lamb patties and cook, undisturbed, until browned on the bottom, 7 to 9 minutes. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 27 July 2026

An enormous double mutton chop, rubbed with a sweet and aromatic spice blend, and split lengthwise like a scientific specimen to display its rosy pink interior, is inspired by Chinese cumin lamb. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 26 July 2026