Adolescence

/ˌædəˈlɛsəns/

Synonyms for "adolescence" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(3 words)
adolescentautonomy developmentemotional maturation

Strong matches (7)

Noun(5 words)
growth periodidentity developmentjuvenescencejuvenilitypreadult

Related words (12)

Noun(11 words)
pubescenceself formationsocial categoryteenteenage yearsteensyouthyouth categoryyouth phaseyouthfulnessyouths

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

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More general

6 entries
immaturenessimmaturitylife stagepsychological developmentsocial categorytime of life

More specific

7 entries
autonomy developmentearly adolescenceemotional regulationlate adolescencepeer influencepolicy discourseyouth culture

Collocations

5 entries
adolescent behavioradolescent brain developmentadolescent developmentadolescent identityadolescent psychology

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

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Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

That very tune reminded me of my adolescence.

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I cannot look back on my adolescence without feeling depressed.

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How long adolescence continues is determined by biological factors.

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Adolescence is viewed as time of transition.

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