Synonyms of youthful

youthful

adjective

ˈyüth-fəl 

as in young

being in the early stage of life, growth, or development

it's still a youthful nation with a lot of promise and potential

Synonyms & Similar Words

• young
• juvenile
• immature
• adolescent
• teenage
• teenaged
• youngish
• inexperienced
• childlike
• underage
• childish
• preteen
• minor
• embryonic
• burgeoning
• emergent
• infantile
• callow
• flowering
• subadult
• green
• puerile
• babyish
• ephebic
• undeveloped
• unfinished
• unripe
• infantine
• unformed
• flourishing
• raw
• unfledged
• kiddish
• blossoming
• blooming
• unripened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mature
• adult
• older
• old
• senior
• elderly
• matured
• aged
• ancient
• geriatric
• aging
• senescent
• oldish
• long-lived
• grown-up
• ripe
• ageing
• golden
• full-blown
• mellow
• full-fledged
• middle-aged
• ripened
• senile
• over-the-hill
• doddering
• decrepit
• spavined
• tottery
• anile

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of youthful

Collagen Production Collagen is an important building block of skin that provides structure and elasticity, giving it a more youthful, firm appearance. —Laura Schober, Health, 10 Sep. 2025

Players like him and recent lottery picks, Matas Buzelis and Noa Essengue, could form a youthful trio that creates a bright future for a franchise often stuck in mediocrity. —Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

After a speech by Malta’s youthful prime minister, Robert Abela, fireworks lit up the ancient harbor to mark the grand opening of the Malta International Contemporary Art Space, or MICAS. —Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025

The nitrogen-rich material also suggested a youthful lifetime. —Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025