Young synonyms and antonyms

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childish
The definition of childish is a person or thing that is silly, immature, like a child or directed at children.
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junior
Intended for or including youthful persons:
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tender
Characterized by or expressing gentle emotions; loving:
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adolescent
Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence.
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childlike
Like or characteristic of a child; innocent, trusting, etc.
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unfledged
Immature; undeveloped
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stripling
(Archaic) A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad.
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pubescent
Reaching or having recently reached puberty.
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old (antonym)
Having existed or lived for the specified time.
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untutored
Simple; naive; unsophisticated
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puisne
(Law) Inferior in rank. A puisne justice of a court is a judge other than the chief justice.
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virginal
Of, characteristic of, or proper to a virgin; maidenly
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new
(Australia) A kind of light beer.
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newborn
A neonate.
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juvenile
Immature or childish
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immature
Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity:
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ignorant
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blooming
Thriving; flourishing
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aged (antonym)
Having reached the age of:
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fashionable (related)
Conforming to the current styles or trends; stylish:
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maidenly
Like or characteristic of a maiden; modest, gentle, etc.
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youthful
Young; possessing youth; not yet old or mature
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baby
An affectionate term for anything.
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cadet
(In compounds, chiefly in genealogy) Junior. (See also the heraldic term cadency.)
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senile (antonym)
Showing the marked deterioration often accompanying old age, esp. mental impairment characterized by confusion, memory loss, etc.
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veteran (antonym)
Having had long experience, practice, or service.
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expert (antonym)
Characteristic of an expert.
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puerile
Immature, especially in being silly or trivial; childish.
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vernal
Springlike; fresh, warm, and mild
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active
A construction or form in the active voice.
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brood
All the children in a family
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infant
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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infantile
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minor
A person who is below the legal age of responsibility or accountability.
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offspring
Offspring is defined as a human child or animal child, or the children of a family for many years.
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succulent
A succulent plant
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suckling
An infant that is still being breastfed (being suckled) by its mother.
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rejuvenate
To rejuvenate is to restore, or to make someone or something look younger or fresher.
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litter
(Uncountable) Absorbent material used in an animal's litter tray
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youth
(Uncountable) The quality or state of being young.
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in one's teens
In the early portion of life
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burgeoning
That buds, grows or expands; developing
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Whitney Young
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
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new-fledged
In the early portion of life
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half-grown
In the early portion of life
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growing
That grows.
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blossoming
In the early portion of life
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babe-in-arms
A likeness to an infant being cradled in the arms of a parent or caretaker.
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knee-high-to-a-grasshopper
(Idiomatic) short; especially relating to when the subject was a small child
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unlearned
Not educated; ignorant or illiterate.
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subordinate
The definition of subordinate is someone who is lower in rank to another or subject to another's control.
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still wet behind the ears
Inexperienced
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modern
Characteristic or expressive of recent times or the present; contemporary or up-to-date:
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recent
Done, made, etc. just before the present time; modern; new
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experienced (antonym)
Skilled or knowledgeable as the result of active participation or practice:
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naive (related)
Lacking worldly experience and understanding, especially:
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callow
A callow or teneral phase of an insect or other arthropod, typically shortly after ecdysis, while the skin still is hardening, the colours have not yet become stable, and as a rule, before the animal is able to move effectively.
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child
(Computing) A data item, process or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another data item, process or object.
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fledging
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fledgling
(Figuratively) An immature, naïve and/or inexperienced person.
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weak
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wunderkind
A person of remarkable talent or ability who achieves great success or acclaim at an early age.
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older (antonym)
Comparative form of old: more old, elder, senior
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parent (antonym)
The definition of a parent is a mother or father.
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untested
Not previously tested.
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brigham young
United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)
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Danton True Young
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
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Edward Young
English poet (1683-1765)
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Pres Young
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
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thomas young
British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)
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whitney moore young jr
United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)
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loretta young
United States film and television actress (1913-2000)
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budding
(plural buddings)
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juvenescent
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raw
(Sugar refining, sugar trade) An unprocessed sugar; a batch of such.
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talented (related)
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gifted (related)
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middle-aged (related)
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precocious (related)
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not-so-young (related)
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pre-pubescent (related)
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fresh-faced (related)
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youngish (related)
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teenage (related)
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youg (related)
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well-educated (related)
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strong-willed (related)
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female (related)
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strong-minded (related)
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boylike
Resembling a boy.
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not dry behind the ears
Inexperienced
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incompetent (related)
Of a witness, that he or she is not permitted to testify, on the grounds that his or her testimony is not relevant or is subject to some other disqualification.
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fresh
The early part:
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green
A grassy area located usually at the center of a city or town and set aside for common use; a common.
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mature (antonym)
Composed of adults:
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Cy Young
United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)
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lester willis young
United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
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tenderfoot
Inexperienced
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girllike
Resembling a girl.
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inferior
(Printing) Set below the normal line of type; subscript.
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hebetic
Of or happening at puberty
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kin (related)
A relative or family member:
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untried
(Law) Not tried in court.
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at the breast
In the early portion of life
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boyish
Of, like, or fit for a boy or boys
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girlish
Of, like, or suitable to a girl or girlhood
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Synonym Study

  • Adolescent applies to one in the period between puberty and maturity and especially suggests the awkwardness, emotional instability, etc. of this period adolescent yearnings
  • Puerile implies reference to adults who unbecomingly display the immature qualities of a child puerile petulance
  • Juvenile applies to that which relates to, is suited to, or is intended for young persons juvenile delinquency, behavior, books, etc.
  • Youthful applies to one who is, or appears to be, in the period between childhood and maturity or to that which is appropriate to such a person a youthful executive, youthful hopes
  • young blood
  • Young is the general word for one in an early period of life and variously connotes the vigor, strength, immaturity, etc. of this period a young child, man, etc.
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Young Sentence Examples

  • The young girl ran off without a word.

  • I was young and finally free.

  • She felt some young lions.

  • The two young men got down their bows and arrows, and all were busy making plans for the next day.

  • The young man ran his fingers through his beard.

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