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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Parsons also becomes the youngest director ever to debut at number one with a feature film, the entertainment trade publication said.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Mario Thompson hopes those aren’t the only differences, although he said the road his youngest daughter takes will ultimately be up to her.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

The teenager, who hails from Parisian suburb Sarchelle, has played with freedom and flamboyance to become the fifth youngest man in French Open history to reach the third round.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

By the age of 21, Harding was conducting the Berlin Philharmonic and was the youngest conductor in the history of the BBC Proms.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Growing up in an era of ecstatic religious feeling, brought up by a fervent father and superstitious mother, the youngest Fox sisters may have been susceptible to the notion of spirits.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock