Synonyms of sheep

sheep

noun

ˈshēp 

as in innocent

an innocent or gentle person

he came to see that the members of the cult were sheep who naively went along with whatever their leader dictated

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sheep

The islands, which lie 480 kilometers (300 miles) off Argentina’s coast, are home to some 3,600 people, roughly 450,000 sheep and over 1 million penguins, according to government figures. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

The huts, which are available for rent, provide shelter to backcountry skiers, hikers, sheep herders and others exploring the state’s alpine wilderness. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026

Between October and February, black Iberian pigs feast on the acorns beneath the trees; in the spring, sheep are shipped in to graze. — Lucy Gillmore, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026

And so the demonization of the wolf was imbued with religious overtones, drawing from biblical metaphors of God as shepherd to his Christian sheep, and the wolf as false prophet. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026