Definitions

young

[yuhng] / jʌŋ /

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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And he has just raised £50,000 for mental health charity Young Minds by driving a tuk-tuk from London to Norway.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Young people deserve better than "warmed-over revivals missing all of the pep, colour and dazzle of their predecessors", he concluded.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

"I think it's more of a problem for people my age. Young people adapt," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Young workers can’t expect to flex these skills at home, she added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Young adults with this kind of intelligence are usually singing or drumming to themselves.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

young

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