YOUNGER Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word younger. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for YOUNGER
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immature | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characteristic of a lack of maturity • (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth • not fully developed or mature; not ripe • not yet mature • (of birds) not yet having developed feathers | ||||||||
youthful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh | ||||||||
junior | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service noun • term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male • a son who has the same first name as his father • a third-year undergraduate • the younger of two persons adjective satellite • used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father • used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college • including or intended for youthful persons | ||||||||
juvenile | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people noun • a young person, not fully developed adjective satellite • displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | ||||||||
new | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered • unaffected by use or exposure adverb • very recently adjective satellite • in use after medieval times • used of a living language; being the current stage in its development • original and of a kind not seen before • lacking training or experience • having no previous example or precedent or parallel • other than the former one(s); different • (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity • (often followed by `to') unfamiliar | ||||||||
offspring | nounn | |||||||
noun • the immediate descendants of a person • something that comes into existence as a result • any immature animal | ||||||||
underdeveloped | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply • not yet fully developed | ||||||||
undeveloped | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not developed, mature, or fully formulated • not developed, improved, exploited or used | ||||||||
unseasoned | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not aged or processed adjective satellite • without salt or seasoning • not tried or tested by experience | ||||||||
untested | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not tried or tested by experience • not yet proved or subjected to testing | ||||||||
untried | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not tried or tested by experience • not yet proved or subjected to testing | ||||||||
vernal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or characteristic of or occurring in spring adjective satellite • suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh | ||||||||
youth | nounn | |||||||
noun • a young person (especially a young man or boy) • young people collectively • the time of life between childhood and maturity • early maturity; the state of being young or immature or inexperienced • an early period of development • the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person | ||||||||
brigham young | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877) | ||||||||
cy young | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) | ||||||||
danton true young | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955) | ||||||||
edward young | nounn | |||||||
noun • English poet (1683-1765) | ||||||||
lester willis young | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) | ||||||||
lester young | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959) | ||||||||
loretta young | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States film and television actress (1913-2000) | ||||||||