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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Rivera was at Espacio 1839 on Friday accompanying his son, Marc Rivera, one of the youngest exhibitors, alongside his classmate Miguel Yanez.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 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

A weekend the Mercedes driver etches his name into the history books as the youngest driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

One said that Maggie was the youngest Fox sister.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock