youngest

[yuhng-gist] / ˈyʌŋ gɪst /

ADJECTIVE

immature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

budding inexperienced new youthful

STRONG

adolescent blooming blossoming crude developing fledgling green growing infant inferior junior juvenile little modern newborn punk raw recent tender tenderfoot

WEAK

boyish boylike burgeoning callow childish childlike early fresh girlish girllike half-grown ignorant newish not aged pubescent puerile undeveloped undisciplined unfinished unfledged unlearned unpracticed unripe unseasoned untried unversed vernal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

experienced old

STRONG

adult healthy mature older sophisticated

Example Sentences

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It adds to a list of records collected by Dowman, who became the youngest Premier League winner when Arsenal clinched the title.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

At 17 years, six months, and 27 days, she become her country's youngest debutant.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Montreal is one of the youngest teams in the NHL with an average age of 25.8.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

His meteoric rise in politics has drawn comparisons with Macron, who was 39 when he won the Elysee Palace in 2017, becoming France's youngest head of state since Napoleon.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Roosevelt, who was only forty-two years old, became the youngest president in the nation’s history.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple