as in young
being in the early stage of life, growth, or development
a youngish but surprisingly mature audience showed up to watch the serious film
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Recent Examples of youngish
Americans, especially ones who were youngish and worked on computers, were toting green paper bags around coastal cities (and later, smaller towns and non-coastal cities) en masse.
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
The Lions graduated several standout players from last season’s team, but Lions coach Erik Kirsch likes the potential of this season’s youngish group.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
If the first Five Nights at Freddy’s played like a clunky attempt to introduce youngish kids to the cadences of horror, then its sequel plays like a clunky attempt to introduce now slightly olderish kids to the clichés of horror.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
The tables atop the yellow-and-blue checkerboard floor are once more filling up with tourists, tattooed dudes, youngish couples, and blues fans of all stripes.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
And these photos, which circulated through the young-to-youngish internet as early as 2021, were astonishing.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Jon Marans' play demands rare skill sets, calling for two actors — one youngish, the other with more mileage — who play piano well enough to pass as classical musicians.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The rooftop pool and open-late bars draw a youngish crowd—lots of millennials with stick-and-pokes—of couples and friends, and absolutely zero kids (though the property is dog- and cat- friendly).
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
The Lions graduated several standout players from last season’s team, but Lions coach Erik Kirsch likes the potential of this season’s youngish group.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
If the first Five Nights at Freddy’s played like a clunky attempt to introduce youngish kids to the cadences of horror, then its sequel plays like a clunky attempt to introduce now slightly olderish kids to the clichés of horror.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025
The tables atop the yellow-and-blue checkerboard floor are once more filling up with tourists, tattooed dudes, youngish couples, and blues fans of all stripes.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
And these photos, which circulated through the young-to-youngish internet as early as 2021, were astonishing.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Jon Marans' play demands rare skill sets, calling for two actors — one youngish, the other with more mileage — who play piano well enough to pass as classical musicians.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The rooftop pool and open-late bars draw a youngish crowd—lots of millennials with stick-and-pokes—of couples and friends, and absolutely zero kids (though the property is dog- and cat- friendly).
—Emily Wilson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youngish
young
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There's no exact cause known for the rise in cancers among young people, according to experts, but researchers are trying to figure it out.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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Meta, TikTok and Snap will be rated on their teen safety efforts amid rising concern about whether the world’s largest social media platforms are doing enough to protect the mental health of young people.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Youngish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youngish. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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