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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Lutkenhaus was unbeaten in his five previous 800m finals this year, having claimed gold at the World Indoor Championships and become the Diamond League's youngest ever winner on his debut in Stockholm last weekend.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Now elected, Raimondo becomes Jersey's youngest ever first-time States member.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Korda, 27, is the youngest American player to win four majors since Mickey Wright in 1960.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Two years later Pulisic became the youngest foreign player to score in a Bundesliga game.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Henek, the youngest, who had no time for me, and Max, the next step up from Izio, who had already started an apprenticeship and smiled more often than he talked.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron