TEENAGE Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

teenage

adjective

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Definition of teenage

as in young

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Recent Examples of teenage As the lead actor in a YA drama, the 22-year-old felt the responsibility to try and accurately depict teenage hardships and resilience. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 His father remarried within months, leaving Haidar largely to raise himself during his teenage years. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 Ana and Andy Fischer didn’t know what else to do about their spiraling teenage son Daniel. — Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 Among the new teenage contestants are Neelsa Boyce, portrayed by SNL newcomer Saidah Belo-Osagie; Veronika Slowikowska as Isla; Sarah Sherman as Jamie; Jane Wickline as Duff; and fellow newcomer Grace Reiter as Margle. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for teenage

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Adjective

Wigglesworth found a young Alexander Hamilton making almost the same diagnosis two centuries ago, in a letter unearthed via a mention in Ron Chernow’s biography.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
While this may be framed as a military problem, the problem stems from the decade before a young person reaches enlistment age.

— Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of young

Adjective

Some ads featured photos of real kids, including a press photo of a young member of a European royal family and images swiped from a popular Instagram profile of a preteen girl deemed an influencer.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Magnetic and unforgettable, preteen Baquero’s performance anchored a major awards-season breakthrough for del Toro.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

Definition of preteen

Adjective

Although it was teased at the crown, the hairstyle was characterized by a softer, more youthful harmony.

— María Diez, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2026
Irritated by this youthful, overly eager visitor, Highsmith refuses the offer — unless, that is, Ridgeway can dream up the perfect murder along with her.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of youthful

Adjective

If an underage driver is caught with alcohol and the owner of the vehicle isn’t old enough to legally drink, the car can be impounded at the owners expense for no more than 30 days for each violation.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Novello’s research focused largely on pediatrics, organ transplants, AIDS, smoking, underage drinking, women’s health, and the health of minorities.

— Nicole Harris, Parents, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of underage

Adjective

But juvenile crime is down in Tennessee, too, and advocates and experts say the state’s push for more prisons does not line up with the needs of the kids in its care.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026
The juveniles were cited on suspicion of reckless driving and driving without a license, and the charges were forwarded to juvenile prosecutors, police said.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of juvenile

Adjective

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
Ideally, the Blackhawks wanted a youngish, left-handed, puck-moving defenseman who could play alongside the likes of Levshunov and Sam Rinzel, while elevating and supporting that group’s development.

— Scott Powers, New York Times, 24 June 2026

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