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

Bernard Arnault’s youngest son, Jean Arnault, heads up Louis Vuitton’s Geneva-based watchmaking unit La Fabrique du Temps, as well as LVMH’s overall watch division.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

An annual ritual with my youngest daughter has me thinking about the loss inherent in life’s seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

There are roughly 61 million Americans over 65 already, and the youngest baby boomers won’t all reach traditional retirement age until around 2030.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

If Antonelli does clinch his maiden title this year, he will surpass four-time winner Sebastian Vettel as the youngest driver in Formula 1 history to become world champion.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Matty, the youngest, has glasses and a thin face.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko