adolescent

/ˌædəlˈɛsənt/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent
   “adolescent problems”
2. being of the age 13 through 19
   “teenage mothers”
3. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
   “adolescent insecurity”
4. in the state of development between puberty and maturity
   “adolescent boys and girls”

noun

1. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

Synonyms for adolescent

• teen
• teenage
• teenaged
• young
• jejune
• juvenile
• puerile
• immature
• stripling
• teenager

Words that rhyme with adolescent

• quiescent
• effervescent
• fluorescent
• convalescent
• crescent
• depressant
• incandescent
• iridescent
• acquiescent
• antidepressant
• evanescent
• incessant
• luminescent
• obsolescent
• suppressant
• bessent