TEEN Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

teen

noun

Definition of teen

as in teenager

someone who is between 13 and 19 years old

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Recent Examples of teen Earlier this week, Kardashian started the trend by dressing up as her 13-year-old daughter, trading her typical skintight uniform for her teen’s more tomboyish emo aesthetic. — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Even Havana Tonka offers an edge in its interpretation—though that edge isn’t angsty teen, but rather an elegant Morticia Addams type. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 Religious schools for teen boys and married men receive government payments for each student. — Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026 The teens created a unique sound by merging their diverse musical tastes, like Culos’s love for Beastie Boys and Nas and DePizzo’s Nirvana and Soundgarden influences. — Leena Tailor, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for teen

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Noun

Office assistants and teachers were dealing with angry parents, while the volleyball coaching staff tried to prepare for league playoffs while fielding complex questions about federal equality laws from teenagers.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Related Stories The series follows Gadget Kid, an ordinary teenager with extraordinary ambitions, but absolutely no superpowers.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of teenager

Noun

Weaving stars as the titular babysitter, whose beauty leaves Cole (Judah Lewis), the preteen in her care, tongue-tied.

— Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026
But Abby worries about losing the trust of her preteen son Denny (Christopher Woodley) by bailing on his dad at such a strategic time.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of preteen

Noun

Yes, Wildwood is a little mild in its storytelling, even with its takeaways being a little more complicated than your average tween-friendly feature.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
Gen Alpha, due to the internet’s flattening of tween culture, are also tapping into Longchamp, drawn in by its bridge brand status.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tween

Noun

Soon after, the military ordered Lenio’s husband to return to the US, paving the way for Lenio and her kids to return as well, before a German court could take up the family’s case.

— Brianna Keilar, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Difficult at times, balancing family and career and locations and dragging my kids here and there.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

Although the character of Chekov was created largely as teenybopper eye candy, Koenig earned the respect of fans and other cast members.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
At the time, Jackson was pop’s fastest-rising star, having bridged the teenybopper mania of the Jackson 5 with mature disco-soul hits on his 1979 solo breakthrough, Off the Wall.

— Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of teenybopper

Noun

Protesters, including many youngsters, gathered peacefully and chanted in a southeastern part of the city amid heavy police presence.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
As a youngster, the Disney Channel was constantly switched on at the family home, Adéla hatched a plan and a timeline.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of youngster

Noun

Ariel Gutiérrez’s intimate coming-of-age drama examines how sudden loss can force an adolescent to confront fear, responsibility and the possibility of rebuilding a life after trauma.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Getty An island that had spent decades pairing glamour with license was perhaps the wrong place to entrust an adolescent to unusually permissive relatives.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of adolescent

Noun

The tale is not just about an individual tragedy but one that exposes inequities involving the mistreatment of juveniles and the corrupting influence of power.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
At least 12 people, including six juveniles, were injured in a shooting near Florida A&M University's Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee on Saturday night, authorities said.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

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