Neophyte

/ˈniː.əˌfaɪt/

Synonyms for "neophyte" (99 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Noun(6 words)

catechumenbaptismal candidatebeginnerbeginner friendlybeginner orientedbeginners

abecedarian accepter alphabetarian amateur apprenticearticled clerkbaby beginner believer boot catechumen christian churchgoer churchite

Strong matches (30)

churchman colt communicant convertdaily communicantdeb debutant devotee devotionalist disciple entrant fanatic fledgling follower freshmangod-fearing mangood christiangreenhorn greeny ignoramus

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inductee

Noun(9 words)

convert cygnet entrant fledgeling fledgling fledglings freshman green greenhorns

Related words (49)

Noun(19 words)

inexperienced initiates introductory newbie newcomer newman novice pledgee rookie rookies starterstarter friendlytenderfeet tenderfoots tyro tyroes tyros uninitiate unseasoned

Adjective(3 words)

inexpertnew convertuninitiated

infant initiate learner nestlingnew boynewcomer novice novitiate pietist postulant probationer probationist proselyte pupilraw recruitreceiver recruit religionist rookie saint

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tenderfoot theist trainee truster tyro votary zealot

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries

beginnerbeginner leveleducatee flora initiate introductory novice person plantplant lifepupil student tiro tyro

More specific

12 entries

baptismal candidatecatechumen convert greenhornneophyte friendly coursesneophyte friendly guidelinesneophyte oriented tutorialsneophyte researcherneophyte studentneophyte traineerookie tyro

Collocations

8 entries

academic neophyteneophyte cohortneophyte learnerneophyte oriented tutorialsneophyte phaseneophyte researcherneophyte statusneophyte student

Inflections

3 entries

more neophytemost neophyteneophytes

Derivations

3 entries

neophytehood neophytic neophytism

Translations

20 translations across 12 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

новопокръстен noun (novice (recent convert))

Catalan

1 entries

neòfit noun (novice (recent convert))

Danish

2 entries

Nybegynder noun (novice (recent convert))
neofyt noun (novice (recent convert))

Finnish

4 entries

neofyytti noun (novice (recent convert))
noviisi noun (novice (recent convert))
uusi käännynnäinen noun (novice (recent convert))
vastakastettu noun (novice (recent convert))

Georgian

4 entries

ახალმოქცეული noun (novice (recent convert))
ახლადმოქცეული noun (novice (recent convert))
ნეოფიტი noun (novice (recent convert))
რჯულზე ახალმოქცეული noun (novice (recent convert))

German

1 entries

Neophyt noun (novice (recent convert))

Hungarian

1 entries

neofita noun (novice (recent convert))

Italian

1 entries

neofita noun (novice (recent convert))

Portuguese

1 entries

neófito noun (novice (recent convert))

Russian

1 entries

неофи́т noun (novice (recent convert))

Spanish

1 entries

neófito noun (novice (recent convert))

Swedish

1 entries

neofyt noun (novice (recent convert))

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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You're still a neophyte.

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Tom is a neophyte.

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Tom isn't a neophyte.

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I was still a neophyte in Congress and eagerly followed his leadership in this fight.

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