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comparative of young.

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younger

[yuhng-ger] / ˈjʌŋ gər /

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juvenile adj.
minor adj.
minor-league adj.

ADJECTIVE

juvenile

Synonyms

STRONGEST

youthful

STRONG

adolescent blooming budding developing formative green growing infant junior tender young

WEAK

babyish beardless boyish callow childlike fresh girlish immature inexperienced infantile jejune kid stuff milk-fed naive pubescent puerile teenage undeveloped unfledged unripe unsophisticated unweaned vernal

Antonyms

STRONG

experienced mature old older shrinking withering

WEAK

adult grown-up

ADJECTIVE

minor

Synonyms

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inconsequential lesser negligible petty secondary slight trivial unimportant

STRONG

accessory dependent dinky inferior junior light low minus subordinate subsidiary trifling

WEAK

below the mark bush-league casual inconsiderable paltry piddling second-string small-fry small-time smaller tacky two-bit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

consequential important major significant superior useful worthwhile

STRONG

chief strong

WEAK

greater

ADJECTIVE

minor-league

Synonyms

WEAK

accessory below the mark bush-league casual dependent dinky inconsequential inconsiderable inferior junior lesser light low lower minus negligible paltry petty piddling second-string secondary slight small small-fry small-time smaller subaltern subordinate subsidiary tacky trifling trivial two-bit unimportant

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younger

Boys are diagnosed with the neurodevelopmental condition at more than three times the rate of girls, and at younger ages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

And time spent watching longer videos and messaging other people doesn’t count toward younger users’ two-hour limit, which could just push them to spend their time on Meta’s platforms in other ways.

From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026

It sends out free books to children younger than five every month.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

“If you asked me when I was younger, I probably would have assumed that at some point, I would own a home.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

A few moments after the maid leaves a new figure is approaching through the glass door—a boy several years younger than I am, thirteen or fourteen, pale and sallow-cheeked.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

younger

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