juvenescent

adjective

as in young

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for juvenescent
  1. young
  2. youthful
  3. infantile
  4. girlish
  5. childish
  6. boyish
Adjective
  • Upbringing and early career Lily-Rose Depp and her younger brother, Jack, attended school in the United States growing up but also spent significant time in France.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • He was tasked with holding the movie’s most complex, morally challenging ideas, as a young boy running from trauma and left to decide between danger and redemption.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of young
Adjective
  • At least three individuals have suffered injuries and have needed to be rescued this summer at Ocean Beach’s Sunset Cliffs, leading police to ramp up enforcement as locals debate the merits of safety versus a need for youthful rites of passage.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The collections feature recycled and organic fabrics and dyes, while the mood is wholesome, romantic and youthful.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of youthful
Adjective
  • Many have remarked that there is something touchingly infantile in both the watching and the making of a trash movie.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Among them is his baby son, who rests in ‘infantile sublimity, exuding a high gloss induced by early death….
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of infantile
Adjective
  • The books’ capacious geography felt like a girlish form of manifest destiny.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The label saw her girlish soprano and bubbly personality as perfect for the pop charts, but Parton longed to be a country star.
    — Deborah Wilker, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of girlish
Adjective
  • There is a playful feeling to many PATTARAPHAN pieces, but this is not childish work.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And also settling a very childish dispute between the airport and the contractors.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of childish
Adjective
  • O’Connell is boyish, enthusiastic, both worried and excited about the opportunity he’s been given.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In just a few years, Burke had transformed from a boyish, homeschooled gamer into a streaming-era idol.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of boyish
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“Juvenescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juvenescent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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