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 more former child actors continue to come forward about their troubling experiences on TV sets, Gosselaar remembers Haskins as someone who helped make Saved by the Bell a place where its teenage stars felt respected and protected. — Kat Pettibone, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2026 In broad daylight, two teenage boys snatched our trick-or-treat bags from our hands and ran. — Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 Now, Gomez finds humor in the video and even some pride in how unapologetically endearing her teenage self was. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026 The film became a staple of late-night television, entrancing viewers like a teenage Howard Ashman. — Andrew Buss, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for teenage

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Adjective

Désir, a married father of two young children, is among several people accused of helping advance the conspiracy that culminated in Moïse’s killing.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Room for Disagreement Duke, the editor-in-chief, argues the publication reflects where younger American media consumers are heading.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 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

It was used in the 1820 Missouri Compromise to establish the limits of human bondage in the still adolescent United States and became synonymous with the fundamental divisions that exploded into the Civil War four decades later.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Ile began her career as an adolescent, singing backup vocals for Calle 13, the band started by her brothers, Residente and Visitante (René Pérez Joglar and Eduardo Cabra Martínez).

— Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of adolescent

Adjective

Related Stories Hoorne plays Woranart, a youthful-looking grandmother who moves in with her granddaughter’s wealthy family.

— Jenny S. Li, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
The treatment also returned the aging immune system to a more youthful state, including changes to the marrow’s blood-producing tissues.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of youthful

Adjective

The lawsuits allege that Ouellette, who was 18 at the time, bought alcohol at Edgewood before attending a party at the Schultz Corporation, where multiple witnesses in the criminal trial testified that there was underage drinking.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
An 18-year-old arrested for a shooting in Moss Landing earlier this month that killed two underage teens will not be charged because of insufficient evidence, the Monterey County District Attorney said Monday.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of underage

Adjective

Raymar Fraser, 41, was arrested and charged with kidnapping, battery, and interfering with the custody of a minor.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Left-hander Braxton Garrett is out of minor-league options and must be on the pitching staff in some capacity.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of minor

Adjective

Not the first time This week, police said another 15-year-old, who is a repeat juvenile offender, carjacked someone at a gas station in the 2300-block of Harford Road.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
This is a musical in a very mainstream pop mode of supple but almost juvenile high voices singing banal lyrics to catchy melodies with rather bombastic production.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of juvenile

Adjective

At its center is a youngish man named Bob Arctor, an undercover cop who starts using drugs in order to infiltrate a house full of addicts in Southern California.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Gesturing to the youngish man with the close shave, a simple come hither.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

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