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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His exit cleared the way for a new generation of super grandmasters, including Ding Liren, the first world champion from China, and Gukesh Dommaraju, the youngest undisputed champion in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The youngest two, Luna and Harlie, were born after the cap was introduced.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Luka Doncic finishes with 42 points and becomes the third youngest player in NBA history to reach 15,000 career points in the Lakers’ 127-113 win over Cleveland.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Yet, falling fertility and a median age of 28 mean it remains one of the world's youngest countries, with nearly 70% of its population of working age.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

‘Still, we are more clever than our youngest brother,’ they said.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer