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younger

/ˈjʌŋɡɚ/adjective2 syllables

Younger means: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth.

Synonyms for younger35

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

young, immature, one-year-old, two-year-old, three-year-old, four-year-old, five-year-old, adolescent, teen, teenage, teenaged, infantile, boyish, boylike
and 12 more, schoolboyish, childlike, childly, early, girlish, schoolgirlish, junior, little, small, newborn, preteen, preadolescent

adjective, as in not tried or tested by experience

unseasoned, untested, untried, young, inexperienced, inexperient

adjective, as in suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

youthful, vernal, young, immature

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

new, young, early

adjective, as in used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father

jr., Junior

adjective, as in being in its early stage

young, new

Opposites of younger

old

What does younger mean?6

adjective

1

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth“young people”

2

not tried or tested by experience“unseasoned artillery volunteers”

3

suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh“he is young for his age”

4

(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity“new potatoes”

5

used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father“John Junior”

6

being in its early stage“a young industry”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with younger?1

two syllables

hunger
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Younger in a sentence

  • Of the two girls, she is the younger.CM
  • Seen from a distance, he looks much younger than he really is.CK
  • If you change your hairstyle, you could look ten years younger.CK
  • The younger a country, the more vigorously it tries to acquire its history.astynk
  • He's younger than most of us, but he's shown himself as a competent specialist.astyng
  • When we were younger, there was nothing that we couldn't do.CM
  • Just remember, you can't compete with the memory of your younger self.fekundulo
  • Television shows violence, which influences, above all, younger people.unknown

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