Synonyms of sheep

sheep

noun

ˈshēp 

as in innocent

an innocent or gentle person

he came to see that the members of the cult were sheep who naively went along with whatever their leader dictated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• innocent
• angel
• lamb
• colt
• dove
• saint
• sucker
• virgin
• cub
• fledgling
• babe
• greenhorn
• pigeon
• cherub
• tenderfoot
• naïf
• newbie
• ingenue
• weakling
• dupe
• wimp
• softy
• sap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wolf
• tough
• bully
• beast
• heel
• clown
• creep
• snake
• louse
• cur
• jerk
• rowdy
• skunk
• shark
• boor
• cad
• lout
• joker
• slob
• cretin
• churl
• devil
• roughneck
• rascal
• villain
• rogue
• scoundrel
• knave
• reprobate
• miscreant
• scamp
• stinker
• no-good
• scalawag
• varlet
• rapscallion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sheep

At the east end of town, Pennyroyal Farm, a goat-and-sheep dairy and winery, offers farm tours that end with a cheese tasting. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026

The island is known for its seaweed-eating sheep and lighthouses. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

Eighty miles of gallops surrounded by all that unploughed grass, rich in limestone, good for horse bones and fertilized by roaming sheep. — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

The sheep were straying from the road, veering through the front yards of homeowners who weren’t in the grazing program. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026