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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The younger Fujimori differs from her father in notable ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Overall, the results suggest the treatment shifts cartilage toward a younger, healthier state without requiring stem or progenitor cells.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Because their younger son, Harry, is turning out in the gold of Australia.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

WSJ: In this overcrowded market for self-care products, it’s tough for an older brand to excite younger shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Mr. Andrews stands with a man carrying a modern-looking camera and a younger woman holding other pieces of photography equipment.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

younger

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