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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The transfer policy - signing the world's best young players from lesser leagues to create the youngest team in the Premier League - remains in place.

From BBC

Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has been a rising star in the world of chess - specially after he became the youngest world champion last year.

From BBC

Littler, 18, became last year the youngest winner of the World Darts Championship, the biggest event in the sport's annual calendar, while he remains on course to retain his title.

From Barron's

Africa is the continent with the youngest population but it has the world's oldest leaders.

From BBC

At 42 he was the youngest chief executive in American history, a distinction he still holds.

From The Wall Street Journal