Synonyms for young

Other words for “young”, grouped by meaning.

We found 39 synonyms for “young”. The most common are offspring, Loretta Young, Whitney Young, Whitney Moore Young Jr., Thomas Young.

noun any immature animal

Synonymsoffspring

noun United States film and television actress (1913-2000)

noun United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)

noun British physicist and Egyptologist; he revived the wave theory of light and proposed a three-component theory of color vision; he also played an important role in deciphering the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone (1773-1829)

SynonymsThomas Young

noun United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)

noun English poet (1683-1765)

SynonymsEdward Young

noun United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955)

noun United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877)

noun young people collectively

Synonymsyouth
Oppositesaged

adjective (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

Synonymsimmature
Oppositesold

adjective (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

Synonymsnew
Similarearly

adjective suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

Similaryoung

adjective being in its early stage

Similarnew

adjective not tried or tested by experience

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University