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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His exit cleared the way for a new generation of super grandmasters, including Ding Liren, the first world champion from China, and Gukesh Dommaraju, the youngest undisputed champion in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Her youngest, age 6, loves to call her parents’ smartphones “even when we’re home,” the Chicago resident said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The youngest two, Luna and Harlie, were born after the cap was introduced.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The youngest of five siblings, Small always loved singing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

There was James, the youngest of the soldiers.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis