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

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

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

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Roosevelt, who was only forty-two years old, became the youngest president in the nation’s history.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple