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 novel begins with Percheron contemplating news of Field’s death, and proceeds to trace their youths, including their meeting, in 1807, when Field is humbled by Percheron’s virtuosity on the piano. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Two youths were spotted along the same stretch of track in Brooklyn hours later, a transit source told the Daily News. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Kansas City police are investigating a two homicides in which teens were killed and another shooting in which a group of youths were suspected in a shooting near a crowd over the Halloween weekend. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

In the bustle of Tokyo’s commercial district Harajuku, often intensely crowded with Japanese youths and tourists, a pop-up space with a sunset façade glows brightly. — Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Veterans, people experiencing homelessness, former foster youths and parents with children older than 14 all face tougher work requirements. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

Police and the El Paso, Texas, branch of the NAACP are condemning a group of people, possibly including youths, who were shown wearing Ku Klux Klan-style white robes and hoods in viral social media videos. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026

And in Marseille and Lyon, there have been clashes between police officers and hooded youths. — James Cirrone , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Almost 20% of youths with autism spectrum disorder have been stopped by police and nearly 20% of adults with the disorder have been arrested, according to research by Indiana University. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026