young adults

Post-adolescent demographic group

Young adults are people in the transitional period between adolescence and full adulthood, typically from late teens through the twenties.

The boundaries vary by context—libraries and publishers use young adult for content aimed at roughly ages 12-18, while sociologists and marketers often mean 18-35.

The program targets young adults entering the workforce.

Opposites
age/life stage

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Advanced in age

seniors · old people · senior citizens · the elderly · octogenarians

social/cultural status

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Senior community members

veterans · empty nesters · grandparents · old guard · old-timers

developmental maturity

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Young human beings

minors · juveniles · adolescents · dependents · preteens

Family

young, youth, youthful, younger, youthquake, adults, youths, youngest, youngish

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G