youngest

[yuhng-gist] / ˈjʌŋ 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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Smith added that in addition to Whimsy’s cancer battle, she found it challenging to balance caring for her other children, recovering from the fall 2025 birth of her youngest daughter and her social media work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Midfielder Johan Manzambi, the team’s youngest player at 20, has three of Switzerland’s seven goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Darius, who is now a football agent, said the youngest of his four sons knows he has to commit to the sport if he wants to compete at the highest level.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

“This is one of the most progressive and one of the youngest districts in the country,” Kiros said.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

Just fourteen years old, he was now officially ranked as a chess master, the youngest person ever to achieve that ranking in the United States.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady