Definitions

young

[yuhng] / yʌŋ /

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

NOUN

animate beings that are not mature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baby family

STRONG

babies brood infants issue litter offspring progeny

WEAK

little ones

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

Example Sentences

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Young Arta, though, is not waiting for future editions of the World Cup to dream of US glory.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

So was, I kid you not, a young man named Stefano Forte, who is president of the New York Young Republicans.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Young bankers learn quickly that pants should have belt loops, watches shouldn’t be flashy and you never dress better than the boss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Among his memories of working on The Young Ones was filming the episode Bambi, which featured the iconic University Challenge segment.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“You look conscious. Young ladies have great penetration in such matters as these; but I think I may defy even your sagacity, to discover the name of your admirer. This letter is from Mr. Collins.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

young

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