youngest

[yuhng-gist] / ˈjʌŋ 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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youngest

Grant, the youngest, is a three-star receiver prospect at Santa Margarita High with offers from the likes of USC and Oregon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Deborah Borza’s 20-year-old daughter Deora Bodley was the youngest on board Flight 93, which crashed in rural Pennsylvania, killing all 33 passengers and seven crew members.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Southern explained that the brothers "were that estranged that Noel's youngest sons and Liam's sons hadn't met".

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The refinery is "the world's most modern, youngest, most energy-efficient, most automated, most data-rich refinery", said Bird.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Kedzie had befriended the two youngest sisters, while suggesting that they tour on their own, as a pair.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock