Definitions

younger

[yuhng-ger] / ˈyʌŋ gər /

ADJECTIVE

juvenile

Synonyms

STRONGEST

youthful

STRONG

adolescent blooming budding developing formative green growing infant junior tender young

WEAK

babyish beardless boyish callow childlike fresh girlish immature inexperienced infantile jejune kid stuff milk-fed naive pubescent puerile teenage undeveloped unfledged unripe unsophisticated unweaned vernal

Antonyms

STRONG

experienced mature old older shrinking withering

WEAK

adult grown-up

ADJECTIVE

minor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inconsequential lesser negligible petty secondary slight trivial unimportant

STRONG

accessory dependent dinky inferior junior light low minus subordinate subsidiary trifling

WEAK

below the mark bush-league casual inconsiderable paltry piddling second-string small-fry small-time smaller tacky two-bit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

consequential important major significant superior useful worthwhile

STRONG

chief strong

WEAK

greater

ADJECTIVE

minor-league

Synonyms

WEAK

accessory below the mark bush-league casual dependent dinky inconsequential inconsiderable inferior junior lesser light low lower minus negligible paltry petty piddling second-string secondary slight small small-fry small-time smaller subaltern subordinate subsidiary tacky trifling trivial two-bit unimportant

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That has left public small-cap indexes with a larger share of younger, less profitable and more speculative companies, Sagal said.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

And then my dad was like, ‘When I was younger I took acting classes. I’m a thespian,’ so there was not really convincing on his part.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"For too many people across Scotland, particularly younger people and first-time buyers, home ownership has felt increasingly out of reach," the housing secretary said.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Then, late last year, the Chinese government warned employers—particularly tech companies with younger workforces—not to cut jobs as they embrace AI, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

He was much younger than the kind woman, but he had the same laughing face, covered with a beard.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

younger

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