Antonyms for childish
ˈtʃaɪl dɪʃchild·ish

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1. childishadjective

   Behaving immaturely.

   Your childish temper tantrums are not going to change my decision on this matter.

   Synonyms:
   infantile, silly, unbecoming, immature

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1. childish

   Boyish, childish, and girlish are used in a good sense of those to whom they properly belong, but in a bad sense of those from whom more maturity is to be expected; childish eagerness or glee is pleasing in a child, but unbecoming in a man; puerile in modern use is distinctly contemptuous. Juvenile and youthful are commonly used in a favorable and kindly sense in their application to those still young; youthful in the sense of having the characteristics of youth, hence fresh, vigorous, light-hearted, buoyant, may have a favorable import as applied to any age, as when we say the old man still retains his youthful ardor, vigor, or hopefulness; juvenile in such use would belittle the statement. Young is distinctively applied to those in the early stage of life or not arrived at maturity. Compare NEW.

   Compare synonyms for OLD.

   Synonyms:
   adolescent, boyish, callow, childlike, girlish, immature, juvenile, puerile, young, youthful

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. childish

   Antonyms:
   strong, resolute, manly, wise, judicious, sagacious, chivalrous, profound, politic

   Synonyms:
   weak, silly, puerile, infantine, imbecile, foolish, trifling, paltry, trivial

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1. childish, infantileadjective

   indicating a lack of maturity

   "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior"

   Antonyms:
   mature

   Synonyms:
   infantile

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1. childishadjective

   Synonyms:
   puerile, juvenile, infantile, immature

How to use childish in a sentence?

1. Yaryna Arieva:

   I became less naive and less childish. And maybe it has made me a little bit stronger. Because what doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger, of course, only when you see this, you understand the value of life. And for me, this is 100%.

2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:

   Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children.

3. Lao Tzu:

   Thus it is said: The path into the light seems dark, the path forward seems to go back, the direct path seems long, true power seems weak, true purity seems tarnished, true steadfastness seems changeable, true clarity seems obscure, the greatest are seems unsophisticated, the greatest love seems indifferent, the greatest wisdom seems childish. The Tao is nowhere to be found. Yet it nourishes and completes all things.

4. Johann von Goethe:

   Age does not make us childish, as some say it only finds us true children still.

5. Mitt Romney:

   Donald Trump has said a number of things which are hurtful and he has said that they were childish in some respects and I think will be potentially problematic either in a primary or in a general election if he were to become the nominee.

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