Synonyms for adolescence
ˌæd lˈɛs ənsado·les·cence

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1. adolescencenoun

   Synonyms:
   teendom, teenhood

2. adolescencenoun

   The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.

   During adolescence, the body and mind go through many complex changes, some of which are difficult to deal with.

   Synonyms:
   teendom, teenhood

Princeton's WordNet

1. adolescencenoun

   the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood

2. adolescencenoun

   in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood

Matched Categories

1. • Immaturity
   • Time Of Life

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1. adolescencenoun

   Synonyms:
   youth, juvenility, minority, juniority, nonage, teens, prime of life, flower of life, bloom of life

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1. adolescencenoun

   Synonyms:
   nonage, juniority, minority, youth

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1. List of paraphrases for "adolescence":

   adolescents, adolescent, adolescencia, teenage, teen, teenager, teenagers, boyhood

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1. William Moss:

   Adherence to a daily drug regimen for a life-long, chronic disease is challenging in the best of settings, as children transition to adolescence and strive for greater independence, the role of a supportive adult in the home remains critical to maintaining high levels of adherence while at the same time allowing the adolescent to take more responsibility for their own health.

2. James Steyer:

   I just think that it should be a complete wake-up call to every parent, educator, policymaker, business person (and) tech industry person that the reshaping of our media tech landscape is first and foremost affecting young people's lives and reshaping childhood and adolescence.

3. John Koenig:

   We should consider the idea that youth is not actually wasted on the young. That their dramas are no more grand than they should be. That their emotions make perfect sense, once you adjust for inflation. For someone going through adolescence, life feels epic and tragic simply because it is.

4. Dieter Wolke:

   Persistence of a problem usually indicates a chronic problem and these have been shown in other research to have higher persistence into adolescence.

5. Christiaan van der Spuy:

   Adolescence is a time of uncertainty, stuffed with expectations and glazed with rebellion