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younger

[yuhng-ger] / ˈyʌŋ gər /
ADJECTIVE
juvenile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
youthful
STRONG
adolescent blooming budding developing formative green growing infant junior tender young
WEAK
babyish beardless boyish callow childlike fresh girlish immature inexperienced infantile jejune kid stuff milk-fed naive pubescent puerile teenage undeveloped unfledged unripe unsophisticated unweaned vernal
Antonyms
STRONG
experienced mature old older shrinking withering
WEAK
adult grown-up
ADJECTIVE
minor
Synonyms
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inconsequential lesser negligible petty secondary slight trivial unimportant
STRONG
accessory dependent dinky inferior junior light low minus subordinate subsidiary trifling
WEAK
below the mark bush-league casual inconsiderable paltry piddling second-string small-fry small-time smaller tacky two-bit
Antonyms
STRONGEST
consequential important major significant superior useful worthwhile
STRONG
chief strong
WEAK
greater
ADJECTIVE
minor-league
Synonyms
WEAK
accessory below the mark bush-league casual dependent dinky inconsequential inconsiderable inferior junior lesser light low lower minus negligible paltry petty piddling second-string secondary slight small small-fry small-time smaller subaltern subordinate subsidiary tacky trifling trivial two-bit unimportant

Example Sentences

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Now that Apple has the foundation of a strong social-media presence branded toward a younger audience, and a successful Neo introduction, more launches are likely.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Accounting firms are working to change how traditional auditing work is done, with the aim of taking away younger professionals’ rote work and allowing them more critical thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

This highlights the urgent need for easier and less invasive screening methods, especially as cases continue to rise among younger adults for reasons that remain unclear.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

“They were interested in capturing a younger viewership who maybe hadn’t watched that much HBO up until then.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

My younger sisters come running into the room, calling for me.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar