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

The youthful energy that made the state the most remarkable region on the planet isn’t a given. —Joel Kotkin, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2025

Powder Blush While liquid makeup has completely overhauled most of our routines—and rightfully so for a youthful, glowy finish—there is one product that has proven to be an exception: powder blush. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025

So close yet so far, Placer County, where Blue Lives Matter meets balayage, felt like the right location to artificially return my fortysomething face to a state of more conventional youthful attractiveness. —Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025

Audiences witness the characters’ lives unfold backward, from their fractured adult friendships to their youthful optimism. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025