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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Norway’s youngest teams barely travel at all, playing their matches against local clubs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

As the sounds of fighting increased nearby, Al-Zaharnah decided to leave with his wife and youngest son.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

The mother of the youngest victim, a 25-year-old woman who died in 2021, was in tears.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

His youngest son, Gal, 25 years old, was killed in Gaza in the early months of the war while Eisenkot was in government, as were two of his nephews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

"You look like my youngest daughter," he said.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell