Synonyms of youths

youths

noun

plural of youth

1

as in boys

a male person who has not yet reached adulthood

a big, strapping youth who, even at his relatively young age, knew the meaning of hard work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boys
• teenagers
• kids
• adolescents
• lads
• toddlers
• striplings
• nippers
• laddies
• youngsters
• juveniles
• shavers
• sonnies
• shavelings
• boyos
• tads
• callants
• minors
• boychicks
• tweens
• younglings
• kiddies
• moppets
• urchins
• gamins
• kiddos
• whippersnappers
• hobbledehoys
• guttersnipes
• tykes
• schoolboys
• imps
• tots
• squirts
• mama's boys

2

as in kids

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

rounded up the neighborhood youths and organized them into a softball team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• children
• juveniles
• youngsters
• teenagers
• adolescents
• chicks
• cubs
• teens
• younglings
• kiddies
• moppets
• buds
• babies
• monkeys
• kiddos
• sprats
• whelps
• infants
• toddlers
• bairns
• sprouts
• chaps
• minors
• bambinos
• schoolchildren
• squirts
• preschoolers
• schoolkids
• schoolboys
• kindergartners
• schoolgirls
• tykes
• neonates
• newborn
• urchins
• tots
• nestlings
• preteens
• mischiefs
• whippersnappers
• teeners
• lads
• rascals
• tweens
• weanlings
• rug rats
• teenyboppers
• cherubs
• hellions
• bantlings
• rapscallions
• babes
• imps
• striplings
• rogues
• nippers
• subteens
• devils
• bobby-soxers
• tomboys
• shavers
• tads
• hoydens
• preteen-agers
• jackanapeses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• grown-ups
• elders
• seniors
• senior citizens
• ancients
• oldsters
• middle-agers
• old-timers
• golden-agers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of youths

The fighting involved armed youths from the Pakam community in Rumbek North County fighting against armed youths of the Nyang community in Rumbek Central County, both part of the Dinka ethnic group. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Approximately 18% of all Latino high school students have seriously contemplated suicide and 42% of Latino youths reported constantly feeling sad or hopeless, recent congressional studies found. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Chicagoans — parents and youths alike — must demand a plan from CPS. — Vanessa Andersen, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

French youths have been demonstrating over poor conditions at school buildings, and analysts expect unrest to intensify after a teenager’s hand was blown off by a riot police sting grenade. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

At least one car was torched in ​Strasbourg in ⁠the east and riot police clashed with youths in Toulouse in the southwest. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

The number of Connecticut youths accessing emergency shelters has increased by about 5% from 2025 to 2026, and resources for that population are thin, homeless service providers said. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

A week of international climate change protests, led by youths including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, concluded. — USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

At the same time, Wilson and two youths were several yards north on the platform. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026