SUBADULT Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

subadult

adjective

Definition of subadult

as in juvenile

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Adjective

The brothers, longtime sport fishermen who live in Massachusetts, released a juvenile tiger shark in late July after catching it from a beach.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Colt Gray’s jail counselor, Stephen Baker, later confirmed their juvenile inmates are not allowed to have photos of school shooters.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of juvenile

Adjective

The girl, believed to be 18 or 19 years old, had been with a group of young people who were jumping from the bridge, the fire department said.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Later on, Bret wanders away from his friends and runs into Debbie’s father, Terry Schaffer (Wes Bentley), entertaining handsome young men in the hot tub.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of young

Adjective

Shailene Woodley starred as Amy Juergens, a teenage girl who must navigate her life following an unexpected teenage pregnancy.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
After terrorizing that one kid, the bird reportedly went after a few other teenage footballers to the point that the referee had to put the match on hold.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of teenage

Adjective

Myocarditis, in particular, has been most typically seen in adolescent and young adult males within a week of their second mRNA Covid vaccine dose, but the CDC says that most patients respond well to medicine and rest and feel better quickly.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Everything since has come from that - the Dispelling the Myths series from 2001, the training work at Panos Caribbean, and in 2008 EVE for Life, when my own research showed me that adolescent girls and young women were the gap nobody was filling.

— Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of adolescent

Adjective

Rather, it was opened with a sense of spirited, youthful energy.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Overnight, try riverside Otani Sanso, a ryokan (traditional inn) whose youthful fifth-generation owner is a major player in local revitalization efforts.

— Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of youthful

Adjective

Her father, Terry (Wes Bentley), is a stock predatory movie producer with an eye for underage boys.

— Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Runaway Wedding follows underage lovers Matt and Anna, who elope to the chagrin of their parents, who chase them across the country — and unexpectedly fall in love, themselves.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of underage

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