UNCHILDLIKE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

unchildlike

adjective

Definition of unchildlike

as in experienced

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Recent Examples of unchildlike The recent wave of bans comes as many Republicans, in their opposition to gun control, climate science, food stamps, public education, and other social services, work assiduously to render the lives of American children as unchildlike as possible. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023

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Adjective

The column also presents the military leadership cuts as a reason for concern about the resilience of democratic institutions, especially if experienced leaders are removed while the administration concentrates power.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
At least one experienced appraiser told The Associated Press that a diamond of such size and quality could be worth a fourth of that — still an impressive find.

— LAURA TURBAY, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of experienced

Adjective

Even Jeff, in his all-knowing glory, only pissed me off one time.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
She’s played with a darkly enigmatic, unnerving quality by James in her finest work to date — a knowing, even domineering smile often curling around her lips.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of knowing

Adjective

But our latest research shows how these tombs – built for Etruscans of higher socioeconomic and political status—were designed to offer sophisticated sensory experiences.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
There are more ways than ever to discover a new brand, more sophisticated motorcycles to build, more accessible manufacturing technology, and a global audience sitting just a click away.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of sophisticated

Adjective

The pair have just been evicted from their apartment, coming home from church to find all of their worldly possessions on the stairs.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
For another geological lure, Kolymbithres Beach in Paros features giant white granite rocks sculpted by the sea into other-worldly formations.

— Jennifer Tzeses, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of worldly

Adjective

This is progressive calypso, complex, and cosmopolitan, as the tracks leap out of the speakers with the propulsion of a tropical hurricane.

— Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Davie, a town still known for its rural charm and equestrian culture, has embraced a cosmopolitan five-tower megaproject that will add close to 1,300 rental apartments along with shops and restaurants to a key corner along busy State Road 7.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of cosmopolitan

Adjective

There will always be smart people, tech people, who don't have the world's best interests in mind.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
And now there is Trudie’s Tavern, which opened this past summer in Carroll Gardens, a smart little restaurant that’s the most ambitious, and the most accomplished, of the three.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of smart

Adjective

Crucially, they are grounded in real-world experiences, from a recent exchange with worldly-wise restaurant waitresses in Bordeaux exemplifying trust and collaboration, to the coaching of top CEOs over the past 20 years.

— HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Parroni does a good job of balancing the way that adolescents veer from experimenting with a worldly-wise cynicism and dipping back into the wildness of childhood.

— Catherine Bray, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023

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