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youths

NOUN

person before the age of maturity

Synonyms

WEAK

boy chick cub fledgling girl junior juvenile juvenile delinquent kid lad lass pup pupil student teenager young person

Antonyms

WEAK

adult

NOUN

early period in life of animate being

Synonyms

STRONGEST

minority teens

STRONG

adolescence bloom boyhood childhood girlhood greenness ignorance immaturity inexperience innocence jejuneness jejunity juvenescence prime puberty springtide youngness youthfulness

WEAK

awkward age salad days springtime of life tender age

Antonyms

STRONG

adulthood experience knowledge

WEAK

maturity

Example Sentences

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Rancho San Antonio is home to a “Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program,” in which youths who have completed their time in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Landing in Air Force One on Wednesday evening, Trump was greeted by youths waving American and Chinese flags as he walked the red carpet with Vice President of China Han Zheng.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Today, more elite Chinese youths, businesspeople and scientists are gravitating back home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

"We are here seeking the report of why the incident happened, why so many youths were killed," Sanatan Rijal, a 26-year-old activist told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Just one-third of white youths were sentenced to adult or juvenile state correctional facilities in 2012, while two-thirds were given probation or sentenced to serve time in county jails.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater