YOUNG Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈyəŋ

as in youthful

being in the early stage of life, growth, or development a young cat requires more food than an older one a young tree that will eventually reach 50 feet tall

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young

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noun

as in offspring

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Adjective

Hamm-ing it up The Tigers could get even younger next year, as the next generation of prospects makes its way toward the majors. —

Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2024 Based on Rachel Yoder’s 2021 book, the darkly humorous drama (in theaters Dec. 6) features Adams as a woman who gave up her art gallery career to stay at home with her young son. —

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024

Noun

The studious young aimed to be au courant—not to change reality or even understand it, but to win college debates and take competitive exams for public sector jobs. —

Anjum Hasan, The New York Review of Books, 28 Dec. 2023 Photograph: Andrew Hetherington Cameron young slides a driver from his bag. —

WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for young

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