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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After watching him dominate the youngest starting five in these playoffs Friday, it is impossible to imagine he’s going to call it quits.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Consider that the first of the baby boomers turn 80 this year, while the youngest are only three years away from the typical retirement age of 65.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The youngest son of Zimbabwe's late former leader Robert Mugabe is to deported from South Africa immediately, a court in Johannesburg has ordered.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

By comparing this pattern with detailed galaxy simulations, the researchers determined that the point where stellar ages are youngest corresponds to a sharp decline in star formation efficiency.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

His dream—his obsession—of becoming the youngest World Champion in history had eluded him.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady