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YOUNGER Synonyms

There are 24 synonyms of the word younger. (exact relations)
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)

Best Hypernyms For YOUNGER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for younger, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
animal beast brute cohort creature fauna
Phrases (3)
age bracketage groupanimate being

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