Antonyms for adolescent
ˌæd lˈɛs əntado·les·cent

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1. adolescent

   Boyish, childish, and girlish are used in a good sense of those to whom they properly belong, but in a bad sense of those from whom more maturity is to be expected; childish eagerness or glee is pleasing in a child, but unbecoming in a man; puerile in modern use is distinctly contemptuous. Juvenile and youthful are commonly used in a favorable and kindly sense in their application to those still young; youthful in the sense of having the characteristics of youth, hence fresh, vigorous, light-hearted, buoyant, may have a favorable import as applied to any age, as when we say the old man still retains his youthful ardor, vigor, or hopefulness; juvenile in such use would belittle the statement. Young is distinctively applied to those in the early stage of life or not arrived at maturity. Compare NEW.

   Compare synonyms for OLD.

   Synonyms:
   boyish, callow, childish, childlike, girlish, immature, juvenile, puerile, young, youthful

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adolescent, stripling, teenager, teenadjective

   a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

   Antonyms:
   mature, old

   Synonyms:
   teen, stripling, teenager

2. adolescentadjective

   relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent

   "adolescent problems"

   Antonyms:
   mature, old

   Synonyms:
   jejune, teenage, juvenile, teenaged, teen, puerile

3. adolescent, teen, teenage, teenagedadjective

   being of the age 13 through 19

   "teenage mothers"; "the teen years"

   Antonyms:
   mature, old

   Synonyms:
   jejune, teenage, juvenile, teenaged, teen, puerile

4. adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerileadjective

   displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

   "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"

   Antonyms:
   old, mature

   Synonyms:
   teen, teenaged, insubstantial, teenage, insipid, jejune, juvenile, puerile

5. adolescentadjective

   in the state of development between puberty and maturity

   "adolescent boys and girls"

   Antonyms:
   old, mature

   Synonyms:
   jejune, teenage, juvenile, teenaged, teen, puerile

How to use adolescent in a sentence?

1. Ann Diehl:

   I think we're seeing in working mothers a change from 'Thank God it's Friday' to 'Thank God it's Monday.' If any working mother has not experienced that feeling, her children are not adolescent.

2. John Toumbourou:

   The finding that the effect of family conflict on adolescent dieting may be mediated by depressive symptoms adds weight to the argument that tackling early depressive symptoms may be critical in efforts to prevent unhealthy dieting in adolescent girls.

3. Terrill Bravender:

   Adolescent sexuality is frequently seen as something that needs to be kept under control, and as such, many physicians understandably focus on prevention of harm, hence, the frequent discussions regarding the importance of abstinence, contraception and screening for sexually transmitted infections, but fewer, if any discussions regarding healthy sexual development.

4. Julie Quist:

   The Institute for Research and Evaluation conducted a comprehensive study on the effectiveness of programs such as this, out of 60 school-based studies, no credible evidence of effectiveness was found for sustained reductions in teen pregnancy or STDs. There was no evidence of effectiveness for increasing consistent condom use. Failure rates included 88% failure to delay teen sexual initiation and 94% failure to reduce unprotected sex. 12% of these programs found significant negative effects on adolescent sexual health and/or risk behavior.

5. Mary Day Winn:

   Sex is the tabasco sauce which an adolescent national palate sprinkles on every course in the menu.

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