Definitions

young

[yuhng] / yʌŋ /

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

NOUN

animate beings that are not mature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baby family

STRONG

babies brood infants issue litter offspring progeny

WEAK

little ones

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

Example Sentences

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The Good Samaritan Foundation now offers accommodation and all kinds of workshops to about 170 young men.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

When the team disabled genes involved in phosphatidylcholine production in young worms, the mitochondria quickly began to resemble those typically seen in much older animals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

For young men like Bakary Jaiju, already prepared to risk everything, it is little deterrent; for human rights groups it brings new fears for asylum seekers and their struggle to be heard.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The health insurance impact on young workers from AI disruption is likely to lag labor market trends.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Peter was home, yet he was not safe, any more than any healthy young male was safe.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

young

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