1
as in young
being in the early stage of life, growth, or development
an adolescent sheepdog, who hasn't quite gotten the hang of keeping the sheep huddled together
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as in childish
having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children
would hope that the college students had outgrown such adolescent behavior
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as in immature
lacking in adult experience or maturity
took a group of adolescent recruits and turned them into professional warriors
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as in juvenile
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Recent Examples of adolescent
Stewart Ain, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows homicide ranks among the top causes of death for adolescent girls aged 15 to 19.
—Ann Muno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 May 2025
Mental health services would be cut, leaving children and adolescents at risk for suicide untreated.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
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Adjective
As a result, these children remained in foster care — many throughout their adolescent years — just so the private agencies could collect millions of tax dollars for their care.
—Stewart Ain, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows homicide ranks among the top causes of death for adolescent girls aged 15 to 19.
—Ann Muno, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Noun
These adolescents and juveniles have started to kidnap the infants of another monkey species, seemingly just for kicks.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 19 May 2025
Mental health services would be cut, leaving children and adolescents at risk for suicide untreated.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adolescent
Adjective
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Children, teens make up majority of cases in Kansas Children and teens account for the vast majority of cases, with 22 involving children 4 years and younger, 18 involving children between 5 an 10, seven involving children between 11 and 13, and four between 14 and 17.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2025
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Washington and a man who was with four young women got into a dispute, and Washington pulled a pistol, the mayor said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The top is tufted, and the slightly pleated skirt gives it just enough charm without treading into childish territory.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 May 2025
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Tuesday, Perez snapped back, accusing the governor of childish behavior.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Peripheral blood smear: A sample of your blood is examined under a microscope to look for abnormal cells, including immature cells that shouldn’t normally be in the bloodstream.—
Health,
Health,
24 May 2025
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Concluding the movie as a surprisingly mature teenager is a fascinating transition into a decade-plus of Cruise playing immature grown-ups.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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There is now a strict curfew in place to deal with the juveniles who have increasingly become more and more emboldened as a result of our weak Attorney General.—
Pilar Arias , Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2025
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Officers also arrested one juvenile for obstruction, who was released from the precinct.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Additionally, some dogs, particularly breeds with extreme infantile traits (such as pugs and French bulldogs), may appear as helpless, harmless, and innocent as small children.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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For a long time, infantile amnesia was thought to be tied to an inability to make memories in infancy.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Other pictures and clips showed the teenager with some of his fellow prom-goers and a large shot of the entire class celebrating the momentous occasion.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Emmanuel-Thomas had got his first call-up to Arsenal’s first-team squad at age 17, and there were almost two years when the teenager trained under manager Arsene Wenger’s watchful eye.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Martha Stewart’s Living and Learning kid’s furniture collection includes more pieces that are on sale, so keep scrolling to shop these deals.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Morrison is 32 now — older, wiser, a lot more worldly than the kid who got into trouble, ended up in court and left Old Trafford without fulfilling that rare potential.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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The battery is mounted to the body and then twisted – one notch to engage a child lock and ensure your youngster doesn't accidentally engage the powerful cutting machine, and another twist to engage battery power.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 June 2025
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The youngsters were all finding a way to play and stay ready by working together.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Adolescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adolescent. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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