Definitions

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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That is because it was discovered in Thailand's youngest dinosaur-bearing rock formation.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Monroe, a 17-year-old French-American singer, is the youngest performer ever to represent France at Eurovision.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

He was the youngest Fed governor in history.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The schoolboy said it would be "quite unusual" to become the youngest amputee to complete the challenge and added he was proud of himself for signing up.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The two youngest Garfield boys, ages ten and eight, were traveling by train from New Jersey to Ohio.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow