TEENAGERS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

teenagers

noun

plural of teenager

as in teens

someone who is between 13 and 19 years old Their daughter is a teenager. The show is very popular among teenagers.

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Recent Examples of teenagers Now there are four campuses with 10,000 to 12,000 annual students ranging from teenagers through retirees, as well as a staff eager to position the college as a true community hub. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Other than Bafode Diakite, teenagers Veljko Milosavljevic and Matai Akinmboni, both 19, are the backup centre-backs, while Julio Soler, 21, is Truffert’s understudy. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 While many teenagers awakening to mortality might turn to poetry or self-destructive behavior, Cao turned to science. — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026 City officials believe the teenagers are coming to Cape May because of the curfews that were previously implemented in those areas. — Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Consider two Connecticut teenagers who are both 17 years old. — Keith Wortz, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 TeamPCP, a ramshackle but extremely capable gang largely made up of teenagers, took credit for the attack, and researchers have largely corroborated the claim. — ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 Three of the teenagers, including the driver and front-seat passenger, were wearing seat belts, while the other two were not buckled in and were ejected from the vehicle, the Mesa County Coroner's Office said. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The ruling, filed Thursday in Santa Fe County District Court, found Meta intentionally used features such as endless scrolling, autoplay, notifications and content recommendations to keep users, especially teenagers, on its platforms longer. — Jason Volack, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Newcastle’s squad is now largely made up of players in their late teens and early twenties with huge potential, many of whom have been signed this summer, and veterans in their thirties.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Unsurprisingly, the study also found that 70% of teens use AI for their homework.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of teens

Noun

Families can also participate in daily arts and crafts sessions, with materials provided on request and staff on hand to help kids create their own souvenirs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
That means cables, socks, Legos, kids' pajamas, and everything else not taller than the unit itself are up for grabs, Pac-Man style.

— Joe Salas August 14, New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of kids

Noun

The bill also lowers the driver age for low-speed e-scooters from 18 to 16, expanding youths’ access statewide to scooters.

— Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
An incident like this one, in which employees encouraged youths to restrain another youth, would require staff to notify both the state and the boy’s family within 24 hours.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of youths

Noun

More than eleven million children are projected to need humanitarian assistance this year, according to UNICEF, but nearly 600 health facilities have closed because of the cuts.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Family and religion Sabio and his wife, Abigail, have five children.

— Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of children

Noun

Several of the jurors were either toddlers when the killing occurred, or hadn't yet been born.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Each presents a group portrait of a handful of disaffected British suburbanites—husbands who resent their deadening jobs, toddlers who whine and interrupt, and, above all, hassled wives subsumed by a crush of household obligations.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

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