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sheep

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sheep

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 of sheep

angel, dove, innocent, lamb

Words Related to sheep

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

mollycoddle, sissy, softy (or softie), weakling, wimp

dupe, pigeon, sap, sucker

Near Antonyms of sheep

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 of sheep

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