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

The woman's youngest daughter, Luriyanti Putri, told investigators the alleged victim had reported receiving a delivery of chicken satay from an unknown person the day before her body was discovered.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Rivera was at Espacio 1839 on Friday accompanying his son, Marc Rivera, one of the youngest exhibitors, alongside his classmate Miguel Yanez.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Two years later Pulisic became the youngest foreign player to score in a Bundesliga game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

“All of us, except for one—our youngest brother.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray