Adult synonyms and antonyms

ə-dŭlt', ăd'ŭlt

mature person

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An adult

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Having reached a desired or final condition; ripe:

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Having reached full size or maturity; fully grown

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of-age

Old enough to be considered an adult (in law, or by society generally).

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Covered by growth; overgrown.

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fully developed member of a species

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elderly (related)

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Having fully developed adult plumage.

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juvenile (antonym)

Juvenile is defined as someone who is still a child.

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pupil (related)

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man (related)

An abstract person; a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.)

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woman (related)

An adult female human belonging to a specified occupation, group, nationality, or other category. Often used in combination:

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Any of various unrelated plants, as the box elder or the marsh elder

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Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent:

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adults (related)

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The bank of a river.

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infant (antonym)

A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and/or attention.

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adolescent (antonym)

A boy or a girl from puberty to adulthood; teenage person

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teenager (related)

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See syn. study at (related)

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Having all the necessary features; thorough

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youth (related)

Having reached full growth and development

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(of animals) fully developed

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child (related)

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young-people (related)

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(of animals) fully developed

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pre-school (related)

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parent (related)

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young-adult (related)

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children (related)

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carers (related)

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school-age (related)

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Depicting something in detail, usually unnecessarily.

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A young sexually attractive woman

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Find another word for adult. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for adult, like: mature person, grown-up, mature, full-grown, of-age, grown, fully developed member of a species, tempered, elderly, full-fledged and juvenile.