adolescent synonyms

adolescent

modif.

teenage, pubescent, juvenile, youthful, young, growing, underage, half-grown, in one's teens, immature, unsettled, callow, puerile, sophomoric, sweet sixteen*; see also young 1, 2. See syn. study atyoung.

adolescent

n.

teenager, youngster, minor; see youth 3.

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