Antonyms of adj sheepish

2 senses of sheepish

Sense 1
sheeplike, sheepish -- (like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity)

INDIRECT (VIA docile) -> stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate -- (tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)

Sense 2
shamefaced, sheepish -- (showing a sense of shame)

INDIRECT (VIA ashamed) -> unashamed -- (used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame)

Similarity of adj sheepish

2 senses of sheepish

Sense 1
sheeplike, sheepish -- (like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity)
       => docile (vs. stubborn) -- (willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation")

Sense 2
shamefaced, sheepish -- (showing a sense of shame)
       => ashamed (predicate) (vs. unashamed) -- (feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat")