Callow and Worldly-wise

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Callow adjective - Lacking in adult experience or maturity.

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

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Worldly-wise is an antonym for callow.

Worldly-wise adjective - Having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience.

Usage example: her long career as a globe-trotting journalist has made her very worldly-wise and even a little jaded

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Callow is an antonym for worldly-wise.

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Worldly-wise and Callow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/callow/worldly-wise

Callow & Worldly-wise. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/callow/worldly-wise>.

Worldly-wise or Callow. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/callow/worldly-wise.