youths

NOUN

person before the age of maturity

Synonyms

WEAK

boy chick cub fledgling girl junior juvenile juvenile delinquent kid lad lass pup pupil student teenager young person

Antonyms

WEAK

adult

NOUN

early period in life of animate being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

minority teens

STRONG

adolescence bloom boyhood childhood girlhood greenness ignorance immaturity inexperience innocence jejuneness jejunity juvenescence prime puberty springtide youngness youthfulness

WEAK

awkward age salad days springtime of life tender age

Antonyms

STRONG

adulthood experience knowledge

WEAK

maturity

Example Sentences

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Videos on social media showed activists being shoved and surrounded by youths wearing matching T-shirts emblazoned with Jerusalem-themed slogans.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

This has proven to be an effective tool in dispersing large gatherings of youths, helping to prevent anti-social behaviour and criminality taking place in the area; whilst supporting our city centre community.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

More elite Chinese youths, businesspeople and scientists are gravitating back home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Tribal youths worked with elders to harvest tule — a stalky plant native to California’s wetlands — and use it to build traditional boats.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“Arrogant young pups!” muttered my father through clenched teeth as two youths pushed in front of us.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein