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

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youngest

“Downton Abbey” welcomed Tom Branson, a working-class Irishman, into their home and family when the youngest Crawley daughter, Sybil, eloped with him.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

Appointed in January, the 35-year-old with short salt-and-pepper hair was Ukraine's youngest ever defence minister.

From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026

They have named the month-old female Xoco, a Nahuatl name meaning "little sister" or "the youngest child".

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

U.S. fans may remember Julian Green, who made history when he scored with his first touch at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, becoming the national team’s youngest goal scorer at 19 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

“This is Cadet Regan Fitz and Cadet Elliot Mason, our youngest recruits to the program to date,” Callaway said, and Regan and I both nodded greetings.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin