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

Eyelet embellishments and a sweetly scalloped edge lend some youthful energy to the already airy cotton percale construction. —Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2025

With a high concentration of wrinkle-fighting peptides, it’s designed to target those stubborn expression lines, giving your skin a plumper, more youthful appearance — minus the needles. —Maria Correa, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025

Blepharoplasty can deliver a dramatic improvement to both the upper and lower eye areas in slightly less than two hours for a significantly more youthful look. —Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025

It’s also been shown to improve collagen production, which supports skin elasticity and helps maintain a youthful glow. —Larry Stansbury, Essence, 7 Mar. 2025