Grade 6

adolescent

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(ad-o-les-cent) 4 syllables

Definition

adjective. relating to young people between childhood and adulthood.

Example Sentence

It can sometimes be difficult to be an adolescent.

More Example Sentences

Many changes happen during the adolescent years.

Synonyms

teen; youth; juvenile

Antonyms

adult; grown-up; mature

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Rhymes

  • bessent
  • crescent

  • depressant
  • fluorescent
  • incessant
  • quiescent
  • suppressant
  • tumescent

  • adolescent
  • convalescent
  • effervescent
  • evanescent
  • incandescent
  • iridescent
  • luminescent
  • obsolescent

  • antidepressant
  • preadolescent
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