Synonyms for callow
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Immature — of a young bird, or (part of) its body, having not developed feathers yet; featherless, unfledged; hence, of…
immature, inexperienced, naive, guileless, youthful, unsophisticated, ingenuous, green, innocent, dewy-eyed, fresh, virgin, simple, verdant, punk, unseen, child-like, unseasoned, credulous
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a young bird, or (part of) its body: having not developed feathers yet; featherless, unfledged; hence, of other animals or their bodies: having no fur or hair; furless, hairless, unfurred. Lacking life experience; immature, inexperienced, naive; also, of or relating to something immature or inexperienced.
Those three young men are particularly callow youths.
- adj. 2
Immature, inexperienced, or naive.
Related words
- Word family
- callowness
Example sentences
- naive Tom isn't as naive as a lot of people think he is.
- immature He was so immature, he couldn't resist the temptation.
- inexperienced Tom is inexperienced and makes extreme statements.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| callow | rising | |
| naive | steady | |
| immature | falling | |
| inexperienced | steady | |
| guileless | rising | |
| teneral | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- punk1
- 5 letters
- green1, fresh1, naive2
- 6 letters
- simple2, virgin2, unseen2
- 7 letters
- verdant2, teneral
- 8 letters
- innocent3, immature3, youthful2
- 9 letters
- fledgling2, credulous3, guileless2, ingenuous4, unfledged
- 10 letters
- unseasoned
- 13 letters
- inexperienced5
- 15 letters
- unsophisticated6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (naive2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- déplumé