Synonyms of adolescence

adolescence

noun

ˌa-də-ˈle-sᵊn(t)s 

as in youth

the transitional period between childhood and adulthood

adolescence can be a turbulent time for teenagers and parents alike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• youth
• infancy
• minority
• boyhood
• maturity
• nonage
• preadolescence
• girlhood
• heyday
• manhood
• womanhood
• majority
• prime
• babyhood
• bloom
• flush

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adolescence

Set at a New England prep school during World War II, A Separate Peace paints a messy, complex depiction of adolescence and the loss of innocence. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

But the opportunity now is to make that momentum last beyond adolescence, when school teams disappear and women lose the structures that made sports a regular part of their lives. — Lindsay Davenport, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

How has becoming a mother impacted your perception of adolescence? — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026

Based partly on American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis’s own adolescence—minus the serial killer—the series follows a group of privileged teens in 1981 Los Angeles. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 18 Aug. 2026