Synonyms for wet behind ears
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : wet |
| Phonetic Transcription : wɛt |
Top 10 synonyms for wet behind ears Other synonyms for the word wet behind ears
- adolescent
- amateur
- babe in woods
- baby
- babyish
- blameless
- callow
- celibate
- childish
- childlike
- continent
- credulous
- crude
- exemplary
- fresh
- green
- guileless
- gullible
- half-grown
- ignorant
- immaculate
- imperfect
- impressionable
- inculpable
- inexperience
- inexpert
- infantile
- infantine
- ingenuous
- innocent
- inviolate
- irreproachable
- jejune
- juvenile
- kid
- kidstuff
- lily white
- maidenly
- modest
- new
- prentice
- puerile
- pure as driven snow
- raw
- righteous
- rookie
- rude
- sensitive
- sinless
- sophomoric
- spotless
- spring chicken
- stainless
- tender
- tenderfoot
- unaccustomed
- unacquainted
- unblemished
- unblighted
- unconversant
- uncorrupted
- undefiled
- underdeveloped
- undergrown
- undeveloped
- unfamiliar with
- unfinished
- unfledged
- unformed
- uninitiate
- uninitiated
- unpolished
- unpracticed
- unprofaned
- unripe
- unschooled
- unseasonable
- unseasoned
- unskillful
- unsophisticated
- unspotted
- unstained
- unsullied
- untimely
- untrained
- untried
- unused
- unversed
- unworldly
- upright
- verdant
- vernal
- virgin
- virtuous
- vulnerable
- wet behind ears
- wet behind the ears
- wide-eyed
- young
- youthful
Définition of wet behind ears
Origin :- Old English wætan "to be wet;" see wet (adj.). Related: Wetted; wetting.
- As in inexperienced : adj unskilled, unfamiliar
- As in pure : adj virginal, chaste
- As in tender : adj young, inexperienced
- As in born yesterday : adj new
- As in uninitiate : adj inexperienced
- As in unpracticed : adj inexperienced
- As in green : adj inexperienced
- As in immature : adj young, inexperienced
Antonyms for wet behind ears
- adult
- applied
- callous
- contaminated
- corrupt
- developed
- dirty
- dishonest
- educated
- evil
- experienced
- expert
- false
- familiar
- fraudulent
- grown
- hard
- healthy
- immodest
- impure
- indecent
- indefinite
- mature
- mixed
- obscene
- OK
- old
- older
- polluted
- rough
- schooled
- seasoned
- skilled
- tainted
- tough
- trained
- uncaring
- uncertain
- unchaste
- unfeeling
- ungenuine
- unloving
- unpained
- unreal
- unsuitable
- untrustworthy
- unvirtuous
- versed
- vulgar
- withered
- worn
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