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Synonyms of young

14 similar words · 9 opposite words

Another word for young is youthful. Other synonyms of young are baby-faced. The opposite of young is old.

Synonyms and similar words for young

adjectiveIn the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

adjectiveYouthful; having the look or qualities of a young person.

adjectiveHaving little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.

adjectiveMore synonyms

  • junior
  • baby-facedHaving a face that appears childlike, innocent, or youthful.
  • hebeticOf or related to youth or to puberty.
  • youngsomeSeemingly young in appearance, manner, or behaviour; youthful.
  • youngling archaicYoung; youthful.
  • youngly archaicLike a young person or thing; young; youthful.
  • youngthly obsolete, poeticYouthful.
  • youthly archaicYouthful.
  • youthsome archaicYouthful.

Opposite of young

adjectiveAntonym(s) of “born not long ago”.

adjectiveAntonym(s) of “having qualities of a young person”.

adjectiveAntonym(s) of “inexperienced”.

Meaning of young

  1. adjective In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
  2. adjective At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.
  3. adjective Advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.

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Questions about synonyms of young

What is another word for young?
Young has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as youthful and baby-faced.
What is the opposite of young?
The opposite of young is old. Other antonyms of young are senior and aged.
What does young mean?
Young means in the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: young (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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