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Antonyms for childlike
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪkchild·like
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
childlike
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, childish, girlish, immature, juvenile, puerile, young, youthful
Princeton's WordNet
childlike, childlyadjective
befitting a young child
"childlike charm"
Antonyms:
old, sophisticatedSynonyms:
round-eyed, childly, simple, dewy-eyed, wide-eyedchildlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simpleadjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
"childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"
Antonyms:
old, sophisticatedSynonyms:
uncomplicated, mere(a), simple(a), unproblematic, unsubdivided, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, childly, bare(a), saucer-eyed, elementary, dim-witted, simple-minded, wide, simple, wide-eyed
How to use childlike in a sentence?
The normal adult filters and belief systems of what is and what isn't will start to fade, clients become almost childlike.
The point is to develop the childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition and to guide the child over to important fields for society. Such a school demands from the teacher that he be a kind of artist in his province.
It was very much like entering into a magical wonderland. It's a childlike wondrous experience, which completely absorbs one's attention and captures one's imagination.
The veil was a childlike way for me to feel like there was some sort of barrier between the audience and I when I first started playing shows, i wanted to hide. It helped, but I also wanted to overcome that and push myself to be a stronger person and performer.
General Grant had a simple, childlike recipe for meeting life ... I am terribly afraid, but the other fellow is afraid, too.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#371 | old | |
#6642 | sophisticated | |
#57800 | childlike |
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