Synonyms of youths

youths

noun

plural of youth

1

as in boys

a male person who has not yet reached adulthood

a big, strapping youth who, even at his relatively young age, knew the meaning of hard work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boys
• teenagers
• kids
• adolescents
• lads
• toddlers
• striplings
• nippers
• laddies
• youngsters
• juveniles
• shavers
• sonnies
• shavelings
• boyos
• tads
• callants
• minors
• boychicks
• tweens
• younglings
• kiddies
• moppets
• urchins
• gamins
• kiddos
• whippersnappers
• hobbledehoys
• guttersnipes
• tykes
• schoolboys
• imps
• tots
• squirts
• mama's boys

2

as in kids

a young person who is between infancy and adulthood

rounded up the neighborhood youths and organized them into a softball team

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kids
• children
• juveniles
• youngsters
• teenagers
• adolescents
• chicks
• cubs
• teens
• younglings
• kiddies
• moppets
• buds
• babies
• monkeys
• kiddos
• sprats
• whelps
• infants
• toddlers
• bairns
• sprouts
• chaps
• minors
• bambinos
• schoolchildren
• squirts
• preschoolers
• schoolkids
• schoolboys
• kindergartners
• schoolgirls
• tykes
• neonates
• newborn
• urchins
• tots
• nestlings
• preteens
• mischiefs
• whippersnappers
• teeners
• lads
• rascals
• tweens
• weanlings
• rug rats
• teenyboppers
• cherubs
• hellions
• bantlings
• rapscallions
• babes
• imps
• striplings
• rogues
• nippers
• subteens
• devils
• bobby-soxers
• tomboys
• shavers
• tads
• hoydens
• preteen-agers
• jackanapeses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adults
• grown-ups
• elders
• seniors
• senior citizens
• ancients
• oldsters
• middle-agers
• old-timers
• golden-agers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of youths

French youths have been demonstrating over poor conditions at school buildings, and analysts expect unrest to intensify after a teenager’s hand was blown off by a riot police sting grenade. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

The group has asked conference leaders to pause the sponsorship and the NCAA to review energy drink marketing to youths in general, citing the deaths of three children including Davis, a 16-year-old from South Carolina. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

At least one car was torched in ​Strasbourg in ⁠the east and riot police clashed with youths in Toulouse in the southwest. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

The number of Connecticut youths accessing emergency shelters has increased by about 5% from 2025 to 2026, and resources for that population are thin, homeless service providers said. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026

A week of international climate change protests, led by youths including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, concluded. — USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Local news video showed the bridge temporarily closed as LAPD officers stood among youths lined up with their hands zip-tied behind their backs. — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

At the same time, Wilson and two youths were several yards north on the platform. — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Let’s help our youths make better decisions by teaching them that all people matter. — Jerald McNair, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026