UNCHILDLIKE Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

unchildlike

adjective

Definition of unchildlike

as in experienced

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Recent Examples of unchildlike The recent wave of bans comes as many Republicans, in their opposition to gun control, climate science, food stamps, public education, and other social services, work assiduously to render the lives of American children as unchildlike as possible. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchildlike

Adjective

After reducing engineering staff and relying more heavily on AI for portions of its design and development work, Ford found that the technology could not consistently match the expertise of experienced engineers.

— Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.

— MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026

Definition of experienced

Adjective

Earlier that day, during breakfast below juniper and olive trees at hotel restaurant Gli Olivastri, all-knowing maître d Claudio, who moved to Sardinia in 1989, divulged a few of his favorite swimming spots in La Maddalena.

— Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
Black comedy is among the hardest tones to nail, and if there was a single knowing wink from the actors or even a soupçon of exaggeration in the execution, the whole thing could simply become too tiresomely antic to be actually funny.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026

Definition of knowing

Adjective

The food options are notably more sophisticated than standard commercial airline fare.

— Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Go casual with denim shorts or lean more sophisticated with crisp trousers for the office — two ways Swift has styled white shirts before.

— Claire West, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026

Definition of sophisticated

Adjective

Cricket, a reserved but gifted artist, and Olympia, a slightly older, worldly art connoisseur.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 27 June 2026
All three vicars show a passion not just for ministering to their flock but for helping Geordie solve an unending series of murders and crimes of passion in the sleepy village of Grantchester and the worldly nearby city of Cambridge.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026

Definition of worldly

Adjective

This cool, cosmopolitan hotel is within walking distance of Bend’s best restaurants, shops, and the Deschutes River, and was named one of the best in the country by Tripadvisor users in 2025.

— Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026
After the Danish‑Caribbean imprint of the Virgin Islands, San Juan introduces a wider, more cosmopolitan rhythm with Spanish colonial architecture, Afro‑Caribbean culture and the hum of a bustling Latin American city.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 June 2026

Definition of cosmopolitan

Adjective

Like its existing Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley smart glasses lines, the new designs are developed with EssilorLuxxottica — the group that also owns Prada eyewear, rumored to be Meta’s next collaborator.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 7 July 2026
Recreating the look is easy at Quince, where smart trousers and shirts are available in similar colors and materials that channel the same laid-back aesthetic.

— Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of smart

Adjective

Crucially, they are grounded in real-world experiences, from a recent exchange with worldly-wise restaurant waitresses in Bordeaux exemplifying trust and collaboration, to the coaching of top CEOs over the past 20 years.

— HEC Paris Insights, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Parroni does a good job of balancing the way that adolescents veer from experimenting with a worldly-wise cynicism and dipping back into the wildness of childhood.

— Catherine Bray, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023

Definition of worldly-wise

Adjective

Males dusky sharks can grow up to 14 feet, which is about the size of a sub-adult white shark, according to Chapman.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 June 2026
It is estimated that, based on measures of blood glucose, lipids, and other parameters, less than 12% of the adult American population can even be said to metabolically healthy.

— Christopher Duggan, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026

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