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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Other loose ends from previous seasons include Rhaena’s quest to tame a wild dragon and the status of Rhaenyra’s youngest children who were sent away for their safety.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

He made his Conference League debut at 16 - the youngest player to have featured in a Uefa club competition.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

"Well, now I have. I am the Vice President of the United States, among the youngest in history to hold the office," he writes.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

It made him Croatia's youngest ever player in a major tournament, aged 19.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

“Hijita mía, youngest of my daughters, la más pequeña de mis Mariposas,” the goddess said, turning her attention to Pita.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall