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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Steve Wilson: Mexico's young sensation is the youngest goalscorer in Liga MX history, getting off the mark for Tijuana in August 2024 when he was still 15.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

So Caligiuri, the youngest of five children, played against the garage, developing his own drills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

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

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

His mother, fearful for her youngest son, pleaded with him to flee the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

She was the youngest of the three Incorrigible children, and, it could be argued, the wildest.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood