SUBTEEN Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

subteen

noun

Definition of subteen

as in teenager

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Noun

The crowd skewed older, with plenty of fans who appeared decades removed from high school but sang along with the enthusiasm of teenagers.

— Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
First responders attempted to save his life, but the teenager died at the scene, the Austin Police Department said in a statement.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of teenager

Noun

Nearly 75% of teens have seen online pornography and more than half are encountering this type of content as early as age 12, according to new research from Common Sense Media.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Nila Roper, the intern on the education team this summer, talked to the teens who are learning the value of a job well done.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of teen

Noun

There’s a set that celebrates postal workers, another depicting bald eagles at every life stage from awkward chick to majestic icon of Americana, and one that is smattered with colorful Route 66 landmarks.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 2026
The Brockmans are among the thousands across the globe who have watched Jackie and Shadow bond and raise chicks via webcams installed by the nonprofit, Anna Brockman said in a statement.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

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One of the first incidents that year was a brawl involving about 50 juveniles, police at the time said, with a gunshot heard later that night, according to previous Sacramento Bee reporting.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
This investigation remains active as detectives continue efforts to determine whether the juvenile or others may be connected to additional incidents.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of juvenile

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Their four exhibition games come in the first nine days of camp, so that doesn’t leave a lot of time for experimenting with potential lines or deciding if youngsters like Hunter Haight or Charlie Stramel should make the team.

— Michael Russo, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Neither youngster has been seen on the nonprofit’s two cameras since Thursday.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of youngster

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In a bid to increase his nation’s number of rug rats, Władysław Grochowski, owner of one of Poland’s biggest hotel chains, has pledged to throw a party for every couple who conceives while staying at his properties.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet?

— Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2018

Definition of rug rat

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At the time, Jackson was pop’s fastest-rising star, having bridged the teenybopper mania of the Jackson 5 with mature disco-soul hits on his 1979 solo breakthrough, Off the Wall.

— Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
The show sent her to malls to meet fans, fashioning her into a teenybopper starlet.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2025

Definition of teenybopper

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