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lamb

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Synonyms & Antonyms of lamb

an innocent or gentle person

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

Synonyms for lamb

angel,
dove,
innocent,
sheep

Words Related to lamb

babe,
colt,
cub,
fledgling,
greenhorn,
ingenue
(or ingénue),
naïf
(or naif),
newbie,
tenderfoot,
virgin

cherub,
saint

softy
(or softie),
weakling,
wimp

dupe,
pigeon,
sap,
sucker

Near Antonyms for lamb

bully,
roughneck,
rowdy,
tough

beast,
boor,
cad,
churl,
clown,
creep,
cretin,
cur,
heel,
jerk,
joker,
louse,
lout,
slob

shark,
skunk,
snake,
stinker

devil,
knave,
miscreant,
no-good,
rapscallion,
rascal,
reprobate,
rogue,
scalawag
(or scallywag),
scamp,
scoundrel,
varlet,
villain

Antonyms for lamb

wolf

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