Synonyms of adulthood

adulthood

noun

as in maturity

the state of being fully grown or developed

the period between childhood and adulthood is called adolescence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• maturity
• adultness
• majority
• manhood
• womanhood
• midlife
• heyday
• autumn
• middle age
• prime
• bloom
• flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minority
• immaturity
• infancy
• childhood
• adolescence
• youth
• nonage
• babyhood
• toddlerhood

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adulthood

Perhaps the kid is resisting gendered socialization itself, the whole ascent to physical adulthood and its attendant adolescent affronts. — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026

Along the way, after moving all over the country during my childhood and early adulthood, Jacksonville became home. — Mark Woods, Florida Times-Union, 20 Sep. 2026

Kai Ghattaura and Fin Forsyth The image of adulthood can often be shinier than reality. — Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

That adulthood, unfortunately, must be spent inside a tank like this one. — John Donegan Long Beach Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

As tensions rise and boundaries begin to blur, their grandmother’s frail presence takes on an increasingly disturbing quality, turning a once-idyllic summer into a haunting passage into adulthood. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Most people contract the virus during early childhood in temperate regions, but in tropical regions, initial infection typically occurs later in adolescence and early adulthood. — Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Byrne was initially drawn to the steelier qualities of Sam, who, in adulthood, is a big-city patent lawyer with disdain for Charlie’s choice to reside in their hometown as a defense attorney working with their father. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Despite the fact that nothing bad ever happened to me in a lake, my fear stayed with me into adulthood. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026