infantine

Definition of infantinenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantine
Adjective
  • Miami’s infantile offense can’t afford to carry this team.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
  • That now seemed an infantile idea.
    Chang-rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • Of course, this is no tragedy — there comes a time to put away childish things, 40-something video-gamers notwithstanding — but the movie comes close to regarding it as such.
    Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
  • This one has a charming clover shape to make your space feel animated, but not childish.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • Suzanne O’Donnell, an accomplished regional theater actor with a lot of Shakespeare on her resume, plays Penrose as both a warm mothering figure to these two occasionally babyish men but does not downplay the character’s pragmatic side.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Paige is little more than a dumb blonde stereotype, another underwritten female character in Sheridan’s growing oeuvre, but Chapman laces her babyish whining with surprising bite, while showing a knack for physical comedy.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Programming includes individual and family mental wellness counseling, lifestyle empowerment consultations, and adolescent nutritional consultations.
    Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
  • At another section of the hospital, teens in hospital scrubs walked the quiet halls of the adolescent unit with their lunch trays.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • With its stylish squid kids blasting each other while dressed in the freshest urban styles, the Splatoon franchise is Nintendo’s most modern and youthful series.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • That’s where Monday found the Nets, between youthful belief and organizational patience.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • In 2023, 18-year-old Bryan Diaz died of a fentanyl overdose at the county’s other main juvenile hall in Sylmar.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Others questioned how the county is addressing juvenile crime, including carjackings involving young suspects.
    Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 29 June 2026
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“Infantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantine. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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