ephebic

adjective

Definition of ephebicnext
as in young

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ephebic
  1. young
  2. teenage
  3. underage
  4. minor
  5. youthful
  6. juvenile
  7. adolescent
  8. youngish
Adjective
  • After years of cruel dismissal from his grandfather, Kang Seung-woon (Jung Jin-young), and relentless pressure from his mother, Kang Ji-hye (Yoon Se-ah), Pi-o doubts his talent.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Now, having accomplished the feat at such a young age, Lamine Yamal is poised to cash in for years to come.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of young
Adjective
  • Two teenage suspects, ages 14 and 15, allegedly grabbed a necklace from the victim’s neck after walking by them, according to police.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Barcelona Lamine Yamal may have been light on the score sheet during the World Cup, but the teenage phenom played his role to perfection during Spain’s tournament-winning run.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of teenage
Adjective
  • Under California law, businesses with liquor licenses can be penalized for allowing underage people inside.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Schools also faced the possibility of lawsuits over underage drinking.
    — Pietro A. Sasso, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of underage
Adjective
  • The bus and a security checkpoint booth were damaged, and one border service employee suffered minor injuries, police said.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In the 120 years that the State Russian Museum has owned the painting, only minor conservation has been carried out.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of minor
Adjective
  • The Mini Glow Pro is compact and portable, combining red and blue light therapy, therapeutic warming and ultrasonic waves to support youthful, radiant-looking skin.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But the band’s sonic palette has gradually expanded to include synths, horns, and strings, with McCaughan’s lyrics getting more personal as well as more pointedly political over time even as his voice remains an eternally youthful yelp.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of youthful
Adjective
  • This brings us back to how Crohn’s is not juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
    — John Mildenberger, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The transition from tadpole to juvenile frog is never easy — legs sprout, tails shrink and lungs develop for a life on land, all while being hunted by fish and other predators.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of juvenile
Adjective
  • The casting has to communicate a particular world and adolescent psychology.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • As an adolescent, Winston could hardly have imagined the cascading effect of his shrewd eye for color and clarity.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of adolescent
Adjective
  • Gesturing to the youngish man with the close shave, a simple come hither.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Pope, Leo XIV, is an American from Chicago’s bungalow belt, and, after him, the second most prominent American Catholic is Vance himself—a youngish convert from small-town evangelical Protestantism, a Marine veteran, and an alumnus of Ohio State and Yale Law.
    — Paul Elie, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Definition of youngish
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