Synonyms for adolescent

Most common

juvenile · immature · puerile · jejune · teenage · teenaged

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Noun

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.

2. n. 1

   A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

Forms

Plural

adolescents → teenagers, youths, teens, striplings…

Example sentences

• juvenile Recently juvenile delinquency has been on the rise.
• immature He was so immature, he couldn't resist the temptation.
• puerile Is this another one of your puerile jokes?
• jejune They all hold jejune worldviews.
• teenage Sami converted to Islam in his late teenage years.
• teenaged Sami was born to teenaged parents.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

teen¹

5 letters

young¹, youth¹

6 letters

jejune²

7 letters

teenage², puerile²

8 letters

teenager³, juvenile³, immature³, teenaged²

9 letters

stripling²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jejune² = 2 syllables).