young

[yuhng] / yʌŋ /

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

NOUN

animate beings that are not mature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baby family

STRONG

babies brood infants issue litter offspring progeny

WEAK

little ones

Antonyms

STRONG

parent

Example Sentences

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“Euphoria” was a breakout show for many of its young stars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Florida's attorney general on Monday sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing the company's ChatGPT chatbot of endangering young users by making them addicted and encouraging harmful behaviors.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Monga is viewed as one of the leading young prospects in English football and has been courted by a host of clubs.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

There’s another short film which is 14 minutes long about a young family during the Khmer Rouge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Culver, a prominent local citizen and practitioner of diversified farming, his handsome daughter, Miss Tansy Culver, two young sons, and Mr. Culver’s sister-in-law, Miss Singleterry, who was flung some distance off the tailgate.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

young

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