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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In 2020, Zendaya became the youngest lead drama actress winner ever with her first “Euphoria” Emmy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

Gabriel Raimondo has become Jersey's youngest ever politician after being elected as a Deputy for St Brelade.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He was the youngest person ever to hold the position and the first Black man to do so.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Not even the wealth of the Martins could save them from grief: the youngest boy, Lon, survived his bout, as did Sarah, but their mother, who was a faithful nurse to both, did not.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson