Synonyms for teen
- noun
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Teenager
2. Suffering — grief; sorrow; trouble
Adjective
Definitions
- n. 1
Grief; sorrow; trouble.
The Soldan changed hue for grief and teen, / On that sad book his shame and loss he lear'd.
- n. 2
Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old (inclusive).
In the safety alert, the NTSB educates parents on the risks and outlines what they can do to protect their teens against marijuana-impaired driving.
- adj. 1
Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage
Forms
- Plural
- teens → teenagers, adolescents, youths, striplings…
Example sentences
- youth My nephew was excused on the grounds of his youth.
- teenager Tom took a lot of pictures when he was a teenager.
- adolescent The adolescent giraffe was banished from the herd.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| teen | rising | |
| youth | steady | |
| teenager | rising | |
| adolescent | rising | |
| stripling | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- harm1
- 5 letters
- youth1
- 7 letters
- teenage2
- 8 letters
- teenager3, teenaged2
- 9 letters
- suffering3, stripling2
- 10 letters
- adolescent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (teenage2 = 2 syllables).