TEENER Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

teener

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as in teen

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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

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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

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

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In 2021, he was accused of molesting two preteen brothers during the early 1970s while serving as choir director at Precious Blood Catholic Church in the Near West Side.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
As for her other public appearances, the preteen is a familiar face at the races alongside her equestrian mother, going to the New Year’s Day racing at Cheltenham and the Aintree Races in recent years.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 July 2026

Definition of preteen

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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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If their goal is to grant access to her particular perspective, then that perspective seems only that of a bored and aloof tween.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026
Though Biggs is making the upgrade from tween to teen room, the content creator is still bunking with her younger sister, Aleia.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of tween

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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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