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 When her 9-year-old daughter's hand quivered, a teenage cousin helped guide the clipper over her mother’s scalp. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Outside the old red-brick Victorian mansion, framed by palm trees, two teenage boys zip around the car park on unicycles. — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026 With Taylor Swift, a precocious teen met listeners in their own teenage heartache, their deep-seeded loneliness, and that overarching, painful desire to fit in with a collection of country-pop gems. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026 After teenage boys first reported that they had been abused in 2005, Church of the Resurrection conducted an internal investigation that court records show was inconclusive. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for teenage

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Adjective

That young Israelis are drifting right is in many ways a reflection of how Israeli society differs from other wealthy democracies.

— Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
But after Vucic conceded defeat Sunday evening, ecstatic young revelers filled the streets of Belgrade and ripped down the cordons around the encampment known as Caciland.

— JOVANA GEC, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 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

Many of us have watched the debate about links between social media use and adolescent mental health run for more than a decade without consensus, thanks in part to the lack of necessary measurement infrastructure to inform policymakers.

— Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026
This month, the brand has introduced a sixth scent with Havana Tonka—a decadent fragrance with nothing adolescent about it.

— Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of adolescent

Adjective

The fact that several victims were underage makes the prospect of a pardon even less likely, especially given the controversy around the Epstein files.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2026
Just last week, Peters pleaded not guilty to raping an underage girl after she was given alcohol while appearing on his livestream in 2025.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of underage

Adjective

Charlie Weasley is a minor character in the books and does not appear in the films, so the HBO series is straying from the movies regarding Ron Weasley’s older brother.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
If winner is deemed to be a minor under the jurisdiction of his/her residence, the prize will be awarded in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian who must execute the necessary affidavit and release and, if applicable,.

— Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of minor

Adjective

Proceedings opened this week in a case that’s shone a spotlight on Japan’s treatment of juvenile suspects.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
That was the case this past weekend, as footage of bands of juvenile cows dashing through the streets of Kansas City stampeded across the internet.

— Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 24 Oct. 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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