younger

[yuhng-ger] / ˈjʌŋ gər /

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

STRONGEST

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

Example Sentences

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“Excited again to challenge myself against someone who is much younger, who is playing with nothing to lose and no fear.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

Katie has noticed fewer of her friends are drinking compared to when they were younger, and she prefers a "bottomless brunch environment" to a pub.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

It seemed to disprove the understanding that AI has been hurting mostly younger employees and those in entry-level jobs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

Reyez says he is constantly urging younger drivers not to skip the wearables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

He had four younger sisters and four younger brothers.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

younger

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