youngest

[yuhng-gist] / ˈyʌŋ 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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Gabriel Raimondo has become Jersey's youngest ever politician after being elected as a Deputy for St Brelade.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Now elected, Raimondo becomes Jersey's youngest ever first-time States member.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In 1979, when Allen was 18, he became the youngest comic to appear on “The Tonight Show.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The youngest of three children, Pulisic was raised on soccer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Violet rushed over and the two older Baudelaires fussed over the youngest one.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket