Another word for adolescent | Synonyms for adolescent

Another word for adolescent

adolescent Synonyms

adolescent

modif.

teenage, pubescent, juvenile, youthful, young, growing, underage, half-grown, in one's teens, immature, unsettled, callow, puerile, sophomoric, sweet sixteen*; see also young 1, 2. See syn. study at young.

adolescent Synonyms

adolescent

n.

teenager, youngster, minor; see youth 3.

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Another word for adolescent

noun

A young person, usually between the ages of 13 and 19:

teen, teenager, youth. (Informal) teener. See youth

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Here it develops into a larval, or rather an adolescent form.
The adolescent stage of life is an awkward one, there's no denying it.
My adolescent years were some of the worst of my life.
My adolescent daughter spends hours on the phone every night, gabbing with her friends.
His stereotypical adolescent attitude earned him a week of dish-washing duty.

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