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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At 20 years old, Agyemang is the youngest recipient of nearly 1,200 people from across the UK to receive an honour in this list.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The average age of U.S. players in qualification was just 24.1 years old, the youngest of any team to reach the tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Homelessness rates drop precipitously once the youngest child is public-school age, when child-care costs ease and parents have more mental and physical capacity for work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Hernandez, among the youngest members on the council, had unexpectedly unseated incumbent Gil Cedillo, who was seeking his third term, in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The officials at the school were accommodating, however, and instead of chastising him for his sometimes shoddy work, they awarded him a gold medal for becoming the youngest grandmaster in history.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady