callow | Definition of callow

Synonyms and Antonyms of callow

lacking in adult experience or maturity

a story about a callow youth who learns the value of hard work and self-reliance

Synonyms of callow

adolescent, green, immature, inexperienced, juvenile, puerile, raw, unfledged, unformed, unripe, unripened

Words Related to callow

babyish, childish, infantile, infantilized, infantine

boyish, girlish, juvenescent, kiddish, young, youngish, youthful

maidenly, virginal

ingenuous, innocent, naive (or naïve), tender

unknowing, unseasoned, unsophisticated, untrained, untried

Phrases Synonymous with callow

wet behind the ears

Near Antonyms of callow

advanced, precocious

knowing, savvy, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise

Antonyms of callow

adult, experienced, grown-up, mature, ripe