youthful synonyms

youthful

modif.

  1. Possessing youth

    young, childlike, adolescent; see active 2, juvenile 1.

  2. Suited to youth

    keen, enthusiastic, zestful, vigorous, active, buoyant, lighthearted, prankish, fresh, lithe, full-blooded, full of life, full of animal spirits, limber, athletic, lightfooted, bubbling over, full of the devil*; see also modern 1.

    Antonyms slow*, cautious*, serious. See syn. study at young.young.

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