Synonyms of youngish

youngish

adjective

as in young

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

a youngish but surprisingly mature audience showed up to watch the serious film

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of youngish

And these photos, which circulated through the young-to-youngish internet as early as 2021, were astonishing. —Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

Jon Marans' play demands rare skill sets, calling for two actors — one youngish, the other with more mileage — who play piano well enough to pass as classical musicians. —Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025

The rooftop pool and open-late bars draw a youngish crowd—lots of millennials with stick-and-pokes—of couples and friends, and absolutely zero kids (though the property is dog- and cat- friendly). —Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025