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underage

[uhn-der-eyj] / ˌʌn dərˈeɪdʒ /
ADJECTIVE
below legal age
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adolescent
STRONG
minor
WEAK
junior juvenile underaged
NOUN
shortage
Synonyms
WEAK
curtailment dearth defalcation defect deficiency deficit failure inadequacy insufficiency lack lapse leanness paucity pinch poverty scantiness scantness scarceness scarcity shortcoming shortfall tightness want weakness

Example Sentences

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“It’s been hard for me because for many years I’ve been so embarrassed that I wasn’t underage when I met him. I was in my early 20s,” she said in the recent interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

There have also been concerns that age assurance technologies would wrongly block adults while failing to spot underage users.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

In a statement on Monday, issued before the move by QUB, a spokesperson for Mitchell said he never met, spoken to or had any contact with Giuffre or any underage women.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Platforms including Snapchat, Meta, TikTok and YouTube must stop underage users from holding accounts under the legislation, which came into effect on December 10.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

“He was underage at the time, wasn’t he? I thought they could detect underage magic!”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Vocabulary lists containing underage

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: under-

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