YOUTHFUL Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

youthful

adjective

ˈyüth-fəl

Definition of youthful

as in young

being in the early stage of life, growth, or development it's still a youthful nation with a lot of promise and potential

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Recent Examples of youthful Dick Clark launched the program as a more youthful alternative to bandleader Guy Lombardo’s long-running New Year’s Eve specials on CBS. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 Willa’s look contrasted her mom’s with youthful exuberance defined by pops of color. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 The Mini Glow Pro is compact and portable, combining red and blue light therapy, therapeutic warming and ultrasonic waves to support youthful, radiant-looking skin. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 But the band’s sonic palette has gradually expanded to include synths, horns, and strings, with McCaughan’s lyrics getting more personal as well as more pointedly political over time even as his voice remains an eternally youthful yelp. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for youthful

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Video on social media showed distressed shopkeepers begging young men to stop stealing their inventory—and those young men pushing them aside to grab shoes and food from their shelves.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Such laws would require third-party audits of social media algorithms to identify any harmful patterns, such as serving eating-disorder content to young girls more than to other groups.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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